Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) Reauthorization
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-02-25 — Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025: S.704 (Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025) would reauthorize VPA-HIP through FY2029 with increased funding for state and tribal competitive grants that pay private farm, ranch, and forest landowners—including those with wetland reserve easements—to allow public hunting, fishing, and wildlife-dependent recreation. (novelty: 2)