{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1455.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1455.1","heading":"Purpose and administration.","body":"(a) The purpose of this part is to specify requirements and definitions for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP).\n(b) VPA-HIP provides, within funding limits, grants to State and tribal governments 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 and fishing under programs administered by State and tribal governments. VPA-HIP is not an entitlement program and no grant will be made unless the application is acceptable to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). CCC may reject a application for any reason deemed sufficient by CCC.\n(c) The regulations in this part are administered under the general supervision and direction of the Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS","PART 1455—VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"006665e872ae68b96d53c106796e67b9ebef955af046800acf8a9a7ed5f9c41e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1450.215","next":"us/7-cfr-1455.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}