Public Law 119–116: To provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, and for other purposes.

Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act

The term “” has the meaning given that term in section 107 of title 46, United States Code.

The term “” means a restriction on fishing in a federally managed fishery established under section 303(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(b)(2)), including—

The terms “Indian Tribe” and “Tribal organization” have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

The term “” has the meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517), except that the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii.

The term “” means an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.

The term “” has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.140 STAT. 1058

The term “” means the Secretary of Commerce.

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)

(3)

(1)

In general.—

The Secretary shall ensure that the website on which the Secretary makes the data described in subsections (a) and (b) available—140 STAT. 1059

The Secretary shall develop—

The Secretary shall update—

The Secretary may not, consistent with applicable law and policy, disclose, in any geographic information system data made publicly available under this section—

The authorities granted by this section shall not apply with respect to any usual or accustomed fishing areas or Tribal waters.

For purposes of carrying out this Act, the Secretary may—

(1)

The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, work with the relevant offices of the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the 140 STAT. 1060 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 ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational use of the exclusive economic zone.

The Secretary, in developing and distributing geospatial data under this Act, shall make clear that the data are subject to applicable laws and regulations of the Federal Government, States, and Indian Tribes.

to modify or alter the definition of the term “” under any provision of Federal law;

to affect the jurisdiction or authority of Federal or State agencies to regulate navigable waters;

to increase or diminish the responsibility or authority of Federal or State agencies or Indian Tribes to manage fisheries under existing law;

to satisfy any requirement for government-to-government consultation with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations; or

to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Indian Tribe.