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Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.

Introduced Feb 25, 2025

Latest action (Feb 25, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Policy area
Agriculture and Food

Summary
  • Reauthorizes funding for the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program established under the Food Security Act of 1985.
  • Appropriates $150,000,000 from the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
  • Allocates $3,000,000 of the appropriated funds for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 specifically to encourage public access to wetland reserve easement land through agreements with states and tribal governments.

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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
  2. Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 773 — To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to repeal certain provisions relating to the acceptance and use of contributions for public-private partnerships, and for other purposes. · Introduced Feb 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 84%
  • HR 622 — To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes. · Introduced Feb 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 83%
  • HR 1565 — Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 82%
  • HR 3457 — To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the feral swine eradication and control program, and for other purposes. · Introduced May 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • S 2727 — A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes. · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%
  • S 1389 — Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2025 · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 74%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Feb 25, 2025

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 25, 2025

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Marshall) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

Section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-5) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:

“(f) Funding.—

“(1) Mandatory funding.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.

“(2) Enhanced public access to wetland reserve easements.—To the maximum extent practicable, of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use $3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to encourage public access to land covered by wetland reserve easements under section 1265C through agreements with States and tribal governments under this section.”. <all>

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