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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3340 
To provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data 
relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2025 
Mr. FRY (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the standardization, publication, and accessi-
bility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use 
of Federal waterways, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Modernizing Access 
to Our Public Oceans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) EXCLUSIVE
ECONOMIC
ZONE.—The term 
‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ has the meaning given 
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that term in section 107 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(2) FISHING RESTRICTION.—The term ‘‘fishing 
restriction’’ means a restriction on fishing in a fed-
erally managed fishery established under section 
303(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation 
and 
Management 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1853(b)(2)), including— 
(A) a full or partial fishing closure, in 
terms of both area and duration, or a seasonal 
closure; 
(B) a no-catch zone in the fishery; 
(C) a restriction on the method of catch 
for the fishery; and 
(D) another restriction on fishing, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(3) INDIAN
TRIBE; TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.— 
The terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and ‘‘Tribal organiza-
tion’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 6207 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
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U.S.C. 7517), except that the term includes the De-
partment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office 
of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii. 
(5) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Code. 
(6) RECREATIONAL VESSEL.—The term ‘‘rec-
reational vessel’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 2101 of title 46, United States Code. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
SEC. 3. DATA STANDARDIZATION. 
Not later than 31 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with rel-
evant stakeholders, including State and local governments, 
Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations, shall 
develop and adopt standards with respect to the coordina-
tion and dissemination of geospatial data relating to fish-
ing restrictions, use of the exclusive economic zone by rec-
reational vessels, and access to Federal waters by such 
vessels, including such data made available under section 
4. 
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SEC. 4. DATA PUBLICATION AND ACCESSIBILITY. 
(a) DATA ON FISHING AND RECREATIONAL VESSELS 
IN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and 
to the maximum extent practicable, shall make available 
on a publicly accessible website geographic information 
system data that— 
(1) includes, with respect to the exclusive eco-
nomic zone— 
(A) information with respect to the condi-
tions under which fishing restrictions are im-
posed and the areas within the exclusive eco-
nomic zone that are open or closed to rec-
reational boating, diving, and related rec-
reational activities (as determined by the Sec-
retary), including for safety reasons such as be-
cause of the presence of harmful algal blooms; 
(B) the areas of the exclusive economic 
zone with restrictions on the use of motorized 
propulsion, horsepower, or fuel by or of rec-
reational vessels; and 
(C) the types of recreational vessels that 
are restricted on each area of the exclusive eco-
nomic zone; 
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(2) describes the geographic boundaries of 
areas where fishing restrictions occur; and 
(3)(A) identifies Federal marine protected 
areas, including National Marine Sanctuaries, na-
tional marine monuments, and other federally pro-
tected waters; and 
(B) includes information on what fishing, rec-
reational boating, and other related recreational ac-
tivities are authorized in each such area. 
(b) DATA ON NAVIGATION WITHIN EXCLUSIVE ECO-
NOMIC ZONE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall continue 
to make available digitized geographic information 
system data that includes, with respect to access to 
the exclusive economic zone— 
(A) navigation information; 
(B) bathymetric information; 
(C) depth charts; and 
(D) other information, consistent with law 
and policy. 
(2) WEBSITE.—The Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, make the data described in para-
graph (1) available on the website on which the Sec-
retary makes the data described in subsection (a) 
available. 
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(c) DATA ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the website on which the Secretary makes the 
data described in subsections (a) and (b) available— 
(1) organizes that data so that the data is 
findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable; and 
(2) includes a mechanism by which users can be 
easily updated when new data becomes available. 
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop— 
(1) a process to allow members of the public to 
submit questions or comments regarding the data 
described in subsections (a) and (b) and the accessi-
bility of that data under subsection (c); and 
(2) methods to improve the accessibility of data. 
(e) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update— 
(1) the data described in subsections (a)(1) and 
(b) not less frequently than 2 times each year; and 
(2) the data described in paragraphs (2) and 
(3) of subsection (a) in real time. 
(f) NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary may not, consistent with applicable law and 
policy, disclose, in any geographic information system data 
made publicly available under this section— 
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(1) information regarding the nature, location, 
character, or ownership of historic, paleontological, 
cultural, or archaeological resources; or 
(2) commercial fishing information, including 
proprietary information. 
(g) TREATMENT OF TRIBAL WATERS AND FISHING 
AREAS.—The authorities granted by this section shall not 
apply with respect to any usual or accustomed fishing 
areas or Tribal waters. 
SEC. 5. COOPERATION AND COORDINATION. 
(a) COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THIRD-PARTY PRO-
VIDERS.—For purposes of carrying out this Act, the Sec-
retary may— 
(1) coordinate and partner with non-Federal 
entities, including— 
(A) States; 
(B) Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian orga-
nizations, and Tribal organizations; 
(C) interstate commissions (as defined in 
section 303 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries 
Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4102)); 
(D) Regional Ocean Partnerships (as de-
fined in section 10202 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468)); 
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(E) experts in data science, analytics, and 
operations research; 
(F) the private sector, including technology 
or geospatial data industries; 
(G) nonprofit organizations; and 
(H) institutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 201 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and 
(2) enter into agreements with experts within 
entities described in any of subparagraphs (A) 
through (H) of paragraph (1) to carry out any of 
the provisions of this Act. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, work with the 
relevant offices of the Department of the Interior, the De-
partment of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, 
and the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal 
Mapping codified by section 12203 of the Ocean and 
Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502), to en-
sure compatibility and interoperability among applicable 
Federal databases with respect to the collection and dis-
semination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor 
recreational use of the exclusive economic zone. 
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