,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ah1    
#bjaf ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require ,state approval before the   
,secretary of the ,interior restricts   
access to waters under the jurisdiction 
of the ,national ,park ,service for     
recreational or commercial fishing4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,preserving ,public ,access to     
,public ,waters ,act4  #b4 ,requirement 
of ,state approval of restriction of    
recreational or commercial fishing      
access to certain ,state or territorial 
waters under the jurisdiction of the    
,national ,park ,service  7a7 ,in       
general ,chapter #ajdi of title #ed1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        

#ajdijh4 ,requirement of ,state approval
 of restriction of recreational or      
commercial fishing access to certain    
,state or territorial waters under the  
jurisdiction of the ,service  7a7       
,definition of marine waters ,in this   
section1 the term marine waters includes
 coastal waters and estuaries4  7b7     
,approval required ,the ,secretary shall
 not restrict recreational or commercial
 fishing access to any ,state or        
territorial marine waters or ,great     
,lakes waters under the jurisdiction of 
the ,service unless the restrictions are
 developed in coordination with1 and    
approved by1 the fish and wildlife      
management agency of the ,state or      
territory that has fisheries management 
authority over the marine waters4  4    
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis   
for chapter #ajdi of title #ed1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#ajdijg the following3  #ajdijh4        
,requirement of ,state approval of      

restriction of recreational or          
commercial fishing access to certain    
,state or territorial waters under the  
jurisdiction of the ,service4  4