Proposed legislation by U.S. Rep. Blake Moore would support digitizing, standardizing map data

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) has introduced bipartisan legislation into the 119 th Congress aimed at improving the public’s access to map and road records.

The Modernizing Access to Public Roads (MAPRoads) Act would establish a five-year pilot program through the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement map standardization, improve road access and resolve user challenges.

“In a time when the vast majority of us carry a digital map in our pockets,” Moore explains, “many areas of the county still rely on outdated physical maps that lack standardization and are often inaccessible.”

The MAPRoads Act would support map digitization while continuing efforts to make public records more convenient and organized.

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