Sec. 4. Data consolidation, digitization, and publication
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Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall digitize and make publicly available on the website of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system mapping data that includes, with respect to the Federal land administered by the relevant Secretary— all Federal interests, including easements, reservations, and rights-of-way, in private land— to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title interest; and that are open to public recreational use; status information with respect to whether Roads and Trails on the Federal land are open or closed; the dates on which Roads and Trails on the Federal land are seasonally opened and closed; the types of vehicles and recreational uses that are allowed on each segment of the Roads and Trails on the Federal land, including the permissibility of— non-mechanized transportation; off-highway vehicles; motorcycles; non-motorized bicycles; electric bicycles; and passing vehicles; the boundaries of areas where hunting, weapon discharge, or recreational shooting is regulated or closed on the Federal land; and the boundaries of any portion of a body of water on the Federal land that— is closed to entry; is closed to watercraft; has horsepower limitations or gasoline motor restrictions for watercraft; or nothing in this subpart requires the Federal land management agency to collect and compile information on watercraft restrictions imposed by other entities.
The Secretaries shall biennially update the data described in subsection (a). The Secretaries shall include on each website referred to in subsection (a), as applicable, a point of contact to allow members of the public to confirm or dispute the accuracy of the information described in that subsection. Geographic information system data made publicly available pursuant to this section should not disclose information regarding the location, character, and ownership of historic resources and the nature and location of archaeological resources, consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act, ( 54 U.S.C. 307103 ), and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, ( 16 U.S.C. 470hh ).
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