Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2243
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-12-18
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Farmland

Federal-Indian relations

Hunting and fishing

Land use and conservation

Outdoor recreation

State and local government operations

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071; text of measure as introduced: CR S8071)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase and extend through FY2023 the authorization of mandatory funding for the Department of Agriculture Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. (The program provides grants for state and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make the land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing.)</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2243 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) 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 authorize funding for the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 . 2. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking practicable, $50,000,000 and inserting the following: “practicable— (A) $50,000,000 ; (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking 2012 and $40,000,000 and inserting the following: “2012; (B) $40,000,000 ; and (3) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and (C) $150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. .