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Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Title II, Subtitle G—Other Conservation Programs—Public Access • State and Tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make that land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing under programs administered by State or Tribal governments. • State or Tribal governments grant application must include: o The benefits intended to be achieved by encouraging public access to private farm and ranch land; o The methods to accomplish the intended benefits; • Priority is authorized for State and Tribal governments that propose to: o Maximize participation by offering a program the terms of which are likely to meet with widespread acceptance by landowners; o Ensure that enrolled under the State or Tribal government program has appropriate wildlife habitat; o Strengthen wildlife habitat improvement efforts on land enrolled under the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program by providing incentives to increase public hunting and other recreational access on that land; o Use Federal, State, Tribal government, or private resources; and o Make available to the public the location of the land enrolled. • State or Tribal government law, including any State or Tribal Government liability law, is pre-empted. • A grant shall be reduced by 25 percent if the opening dates for migratory bird hunting in the State are not consistent for residents and non-residents. • $50 million is available during FY 2009 through FY 2012. June 8, 2008 1