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H.R. 3113: Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

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H.R. 3113: Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-114.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 71 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3113 (2022-03-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-114. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3113, MAPLand Act (2021-09-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Ed Case (D-HI), Susie Lee (D-NV), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr3113 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117