HR 4988 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Monuments and memorials Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations

MAST Act

Introduced: July 14, 2014 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

Jul 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Jun 26, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jun 26, 2014

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:

such declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress;
the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of such area;
each such 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.

Prohibits the Department of the Interior and 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.

What's happening now July 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives