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Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

Public Law 117-114 · H.R. 3113 · 117th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Apr 29, 2022 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT-1)

Cosponsors (11): Rep. Russ Fulcher,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 414 yea, 9 nay414–9
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Modernizing Access to our Public Land Act or the MAPLand Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among federal databases for the collection and dissemination of outdoor recreation data related to federal lands and used to depict locations at which recreation uses are available to the public.

Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers must digitize and publish geographic information system data that includes

• federal interests, including easements and rights-of-way, in private land;

• status information as to whether roads and trails are open or closed;

• the dates on which roads and trails are seasonally opened and closed;

• the types of vehicles and recreational uses that are allowed on each segment of roads and trails; and

• the boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting is permanently restricted or closed.

Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers may work with the U.S. Geological Survey to collect, digitize, standardize, or publish data to meet the requirements of this bill.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 117th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 414 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

414 yea9 nay9 present or did not vote

ProEstablishmentAnti
Economic left–right
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Democrats who voted yea(217)

Republicans who voted yea(197)

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • S. 904Identical bill

    Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 29 actions.

  1. Apr 29, 2022Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 117-114.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Apr 26, 2022FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Apr 7, 2022FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Apr 6, 2022FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Mar 16, 2022CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
  7. Mar 15, 2022FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 9 (Roll no. 71).House roll call 71
  9. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  10. FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  11. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3113.
  12. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  13. FloorFloor · Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 200.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Transportation discharged.
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-272, Part I.
  18. Jul 14, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  19. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
  21. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  22. Jul 1, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  23. Jun 8, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  24. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  25. Jun 7, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  26. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  27. May 12, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  28. May 11, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction o…
  29. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.