Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1161
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2023-03-30
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Farmland

Federal-Indian relations

Hunting and fishing

Land use and conservation

Outdoor recreation

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and increases funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1161 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2023 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023 . 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 and after 2018, ; and (2) by inserting , and $150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 before the period at the end.