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Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
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- Passed House
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- Became law
Summary
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and increases funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). This Natural Resources Conservation Service program provides state and tribal governments competitive grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held land (i.e., farm, ranch, and forest land) to allow public access for hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2029 VPA-HIP funding to encourage public access to land covered by wetland reserve easements through agreements with states and tribal governments.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Feb 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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