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S 2243 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Farmland Federal-Indian relations Hunting and fishing Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation State and local government operations Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: December 18, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Dec 18, 2017
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)
Dec 18, 2017
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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.)

What's happening now December 18, 2017

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)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5022 Related bill Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2243: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2243/
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"S. 2243: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2243/.
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S. 2243, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2243/.
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