On Tuesday, November 14, the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the MAPWaters Act, and Taylor Schmitz of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation is scheduled to testify in support of this bill on behalf of our nation’s sportsmen and women.

Specifically, the MAPWaters Act, led by CSC Member Rep. Blake Moore, requires the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service to modernize and digitize their public water mapping information. This legislation will help sportsmen and women to know not only where they can access rivers and water bodies, but also understand regulations on things such as waterways that are open or closed to certain types of watercrafts, horsepower restrictions, aquatic invasive species inspection requirements, or what baits or lures are allowed for fishing, among others.