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Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-25
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Sponsor

Steve Daines
Steve Daines
Republican · MT · Senator
Votes with party: 77.4% (889 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2025-02-25

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Plain-English 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Agriculture and Food
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