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S. 759119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Sep 11, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act
Introduced:
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NOAA must build a single public website mapping boating, fishing, diving, and low-flight rules in federal waters within four years.
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The bill directs the Secretary of Commerce, through NOAA, to create a standardized public website showing rules for boating, fishing, diving, and low-elevation flying in federally managed waters. It requires regular updates, navigation charts, water depth data, and a way for the public to submit comments.
Boaters, anglers, divers, pilots, fishing charters, marinas, and outdoor recreation businesses that use federal waterways are affected. NOAA must coordinate with the Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Interior Department, and state, tribal, and private-sector partners.
Rules on closures, no-wake zones, speed limits, and boat restrictions are currently scattered across agencies, making them hard for the public to find. The bill does not change existing regulations, only how the information is presented.
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Right now: it passed the Senate, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.