Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
This bill establishes a mandatory $150 million funding stream (2025-2029) from the Commodity Credit Corporation to improve public access to conservation lands. It specifically allocates $3 million to encourage public access to wetland reserve easement lands through agreements with states and tribal governments. The program directly affects landowners holding these easements and state/tribal entities managing conservation areas. The key mechanism is using federal funds to incentivize voluntary agreements that make existing wetland conservation areas more accessible to the public.
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Introduced Feb 25, 2025
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Feb 25, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Feb 25, 2025
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