Overview
- Deputies overwhelmingly passed changes to the General Law of National Assets and the General Law of Ecological Balance to guarantee free, permanent public entry to beaches and the adjacent federal coastal zone.
- The reform bans entry fees and restrictive conditions, with narrow exceptions for environmental protection, public security, national interest and cases set in administrative regulations.
- A floor reservation revised enforcement to task Semarnat with creating a National Register of Beach Accesses that concessionaires must consult, replacing the original immediate permit-revocation approach; the vote was reported as 470–1 in the latest tally.
- Municipalities and, where applicable, states must record designated access points in cadastres and public property registries to ensure their permanence and legal certainty.
- Semarnat must also provide free admission to federally managed protected natural areas at least one day a week, and authorities face set deadlines to align regulations and launch the registry before the Senate’s final review.