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Requires federal agencies that manage waterways and fisheries to adopt common geospatial data standards and to publish searchable, machine‑readable GIS layers showing Federal waterways, access points, navigation features, and fishing restrictions. It sets deadlines (standards within 30 months; full dataset online within 5 years), requires regular updates (most layers twice a year; fishing restrictions in real time), allows federal cooperation with non‑Federal partners and contractors, and protects certain sensitive cultural resource data while preserving existing regulatory authorities.
MAPWaters Act of 2025
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Blake D. Moore · Last progress December 26, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
President of the United States
Became Public Law No: 119-62.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.