Cooperation and coordination

(a) Community partners and third-Party providers For purposes of carrying out this Act, the Secretary may— (1) coordinate and partner with non-Federal entities, including— (A) State agencies; (B) interstate marine fisheries commissions; (C) Regional Ocean Partnerships; (D) experts in data science, analytics, and operations research; (E) the private sector, including technology or geospatial data industries; and (F) nonprofit organizations; and (2) enter into agreements with experts described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1), or experts within entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (E), or (F) of that paragraph, to carry out any of the provisions of this Act. (b) Interagency coordination The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, work with the relevant offices of the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping codified by section 12203 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502) to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways and Federal fishing restriction areas. (c) Applicability of Federal, State, and Tribal regulations The Secretary, in developing and distributing geospatial data under this Act, shall make clear that the data are subject to— (1) applicable Federal regulations; and (2) applicable State and Tribal regulations.

(a) Community partners and third-Party providers For purposes of carrying out this Act, the Secretary may— (1) coordinate and partner with non-Federal entities, including— (A) State agencies; (B) interstate marine fisheries commissions; (C) Regional Ocean Partnerships; (D) experts in data science, analytics, and operations research; (E) the private sector, including technology or geospatial data industries; and (F) nonprofit organizations; and (2) enter into agreements with experts described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1), or experts within entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (E), or (F) of that paragraph, to carry out any of the provisions of this Act. (b) Interagency coordination The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, work with the relevant offices of the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping codified by section 12203 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502) to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways and Federal fishing restriction areas. (c) Applicability of Federal, State, and Tribal regulations The Secretary, in developing and distributing geospatial data under this Act, shall make clear that the data are subject to— (1) applicable Federal regulations; and (2) applicable State and Tribal regulations.