Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 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.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
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)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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)
FarmlandFederal-Indian relationsHunting and fishingLand use and conservationOutdoor recreationState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize funding for the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
USA115th CongressS-2243| Senate
| Updated: 12/18/2017
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 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.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
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)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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)
FarmlandFederal-Indian relationsHunting and fishingLand use and conservationOutdoor recreationState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection