H.R. 1565 — Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

This section provides mandatory funding of $150 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPAHIP)—which makes grants to states and tribal governments to encourage private agricultural land and easement holders to provide public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreation, and to improve wildlife habitat—for FY2025 through FY2029 (from $50 million previously available until expended). Of those funds, the section directs the Secretary to use $3 million, to the maximum extent practicable, to promote public access to land enrolled in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program's Wetland Reserve Easements (i.e., section 1265C).