I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6127 
To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data 
relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among 
Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2023 
Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Mr. FULCHER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publi-
cation of data relating to public outdoor recreational 
use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water 
management agencies, 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 Waters Act’’ or the ‘‘MAPWaters Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) FEDERAL
FISHING
RESTRICTION.—The 
term ‘‘Federal fishing restriction’’ means a defined 
area in which all or certain fishing activities are 
temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted 
by a Federal land or water management agency. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND OR WATER MANAGEMENT 
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal land or water man-
agement agency’’ means— 
(A) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(B) the National Park Service; 
(C) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and 
(E) the Forest Service. 
(3) FEDERAL WATERWAY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
waterway’’ means any portion of a body of water 
managed partially or wholly by 1 or more of the rel-
evant Secretaries. 
(4) FEDERAL WATERWAY RESTRICTION.—The 
term ‘‘Federal waterway restriction’’ means a re-
striction on the access or use of a Federal waterway 
applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the 
Secretaries. 
(5) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
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(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY DATA STANDARDIZATION. 
Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and adopt 
interagency standards to ensure compatibility and inter-
operability among applicable Federal databases with re-
spect to the collection and dissemination of geospatial data 
relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal wa-
terways and Federal fishing restrictions. 
SEC. 4. DATA CONSOLIDATION AND PUBLICATION. 
(a) FEDERAL WATERWAY RESTRICTIONS.—Not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, 
shall digitize and make publicly available online, as appli-
cable, geographic information system data that includes, 
with respect to Federal waterway restrictions— 
(1) status information with respect to the con-
ditions under which Federal waterways are open or 
closed to entry or watercraft, including watercraft 
inspection or decontamination requirements; 
(2) the dates on which Federal waterways are 
seasonally closed to entry or watercraft; 
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(3) the areas of Federal waterways with restric-
tions on motorized propulsion, horsepower, or gaso-
line fuel; 
(4) the areas of Federal waterways with an-
choring restrictions, no wake zones, or vessel speed 
restrictions; 
(5) Federal waterway restrictions on the direc-
tion of travel, including upstream or downstream 
travel; and 
(6) the types of watercraft that are restricted 
on each area of a Federal waterway, including the 
permissibility of— 
(A) canoes; 
(B) rafts and driftboats; 
(C) motorboats; 
(D) personal watercraft; 
(E) airboats; 
(F) amphibious aircraft; 
(G) hovercraft; and 
(H) oversnow vehicles and other motorized 
vehicles on frozen bodies of water. 
(b) FEDERAL WATERWAY ACCESS AND NAVIGATION 
INFORMATION.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the max-
imum extent practicable, shall digitize and make publicly 
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