§ 3839bb–5.
(b)
Applications
In submitting applications for funding under the program, a State or tribal government shall describe—
(1)
the benefits that the State or tribal government intends to achieve by encouraging public access to private farm and ranch land for—
(A)
hunting and fishing; and
(B)
to the maximum extent practicable, other recreational purposes; and
(2)
the methods that will be used to achieve those benefits.
(c)
Priority
In approving applications and awarding funding under the program, the Secretary shall give priority to States and tribal governments that propose—
(1)
to maximize participation by offering a program the terms of which are likely to meet with widespread acceptance among landowners;
(2)
to ensure that land enrolled under the State or tribal government program has appropriate wildlife habitat;
(3)
to strengthen wildlife habitat improvement efforts on land enrolled in a conservation reserve enhancement program under
section 3831a of this title or on land covered by a wetland reserve easement under
section 3865c of this title by providing incentives to increase public hunting and other recreational access on that land;
(4)
to use additional Federal, State, tribal government, or private resources in carrying out the program; and
(5)
to make available to the public the location of land enrolled.
([Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1240R], as added [Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2606], May 22, 2008, [122 Stat. 1070], and [Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)], title II, § 2606, June 18, 2008, [122 Stat. 1664], 1798; amended [Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(c)(2)], Jan. 2, 2013, [126 Stat. 2363]; [Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2503(a)], Feb. 7, 2014, [128 Stat. 751]; [Pub. L. 115–334, title II], §§ 2202(b)(1), 2406, Dec. 20, 2018, [132 Stat. 4537], 4573; [Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, § 102(d)(1)(B)], Nov. 17, 2023, [137 Stat. 116].)