April 11, 2022
Every year, hunters, anglers and outdoorsmen miss out on opportunities to recreate on public lands because the only maps showing access points are stored as printed copies in local field offices. The MAPLand Act will digitize and standardize mapping records, like access points and permissible uses on federal public lands, to boost outdoor recreation and improve hunting and fishing access for sportsmen and women.
ICYMI: Senate Unanimously Passes Manchin Bill To Improve Public Land Mapping and Boost Recreation
Washington,
DC – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan
legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking
Member of the Committee, Angus King (I-ME) and James Risch (R-ID) to enhance
access to our nation’s outdoor recreational opportunities. The bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act
now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
“As
Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a lifelong
outdoorsman, I’ve long championed initiatives to increase access to our
country’s stunning public lands and natural resources. I am therefore
incredibly proud to see the Senate pass our common sense, bipartisan
legislation that further pursues this mission. By providing our federal land
management agencies with the resources to collect and digitize public land
mapping records, we will improve public knowledge of outdoor recreation
opportunities with up-to-date information and help our sportsmen and women
better navigate the wild and wonderful outdoor playground we’ve been blessed
with,” said Chairman Manchin.
Every year, hunters, anglers and outdoorsmen miss out on opportunities to recreate on public lands because the only maps showing access points are stored as printed copies in local field offices. The MAPLand Act will digitize and standardize mapping records, like access points and permissible uses on federal public lands, to boost outdoor recreation and improve hunting and fishing access for sportsmen and women.
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