MAST Act

Summary

Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act This bill requires the President, before a national monument may be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval and certify compliance with environmental review requirements. The bill bars the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless such a declaration is specifically authorized by statute, the President has submitted a proposal to make the declaration to the governor of each state or territory located within 200 nautical miles of that area, each governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal, and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. The bill prohibits the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.

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Timeline

1. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 February 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 January 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 January 2021

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Sponsors

• DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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