119 HR 1565 IH: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1565IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 25, 2025Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.

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Short title

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

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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..