Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6127) to provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6127 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act'' or the ``MAPWaters Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Federal fishing restriction.--The term ``Federal fishing restriction'' means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency. (2) Federal land or water management agency.--The term ``Federal land or water management agency'' means-- (A) the Bureau of Reclamation; (B) the National Park Service; (C) the Bureau of Land Management; (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and (E) the Forest Service. (3) Federal waterway.--The term ``Federal waterway'' means any portion of a body of water managed partially or wholly by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries.…
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