This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 through FY2017, including provisions concerning secure payments to eligible states, territories, and counties containing federal land.
The bill: (1) sets forth special rules for state and county payments for FY2016, and (2) requires all FY2016 payments to be made within 45 days of enactment of this bill.
No funds made available to eligible counties under such Act may be used in lieu of, or to otherwise offset, a state funding source for a local school, facility, or educational purpose.
The merchantable timber contracting pilot program is repealed.
The bill extends through FY2019 the authority under such Act to initiate special projects on such federal lands and certain county activities.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2340 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2340
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 3, 2017
Mrs. McMorris Rodgers (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Nolan,
Ms. Herrera Beutler, and Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to
the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.
(a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing Federal
Land.--
(1) Secure payments.--
(A) In general.--Section 101 of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
(16 U.S.C. 7111) is amended, in subsections (a) and
(b), by striking ``2015'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2017''.
(B) Special rule for fiscal year 2016 payments.--
Section 101 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Special Rule for Fiscal Year 2016 Payments.--
``(1) State payment.--If an eligible county in a State that
will receive a share of the State payment for fiscal year 2016
has already received, or will receive, a share of the 25-
percent payment for fiscal year 2016 distributed to the State
before the date of enactment of this subsection, the amount of
the State payment shall be reduced by the amount of the share
of the eligible county of the 25-percent payment.
``(2) County payment.--If an eligible county that will
receive a county payment for fiscal year 2016 has already
received a 50-percent payment for fiscal year 2016, the amount
of the county payment shall be reduced by the amount of the 50-
percent payment.
``(3) Prompt payment.--Not later than 45 days after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall make all payments under this title for fiscal
year 2016.''.
(2) Payments to states and counties.--
(A) Election to receive payment amount.--Section
102(b) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is
amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
``(C) Payments for fiscal years 2014 through
2017.--The election otherwise required by subparagraph
(A) shall not apply for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2017.''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``fiscal years 2014 and 2015''
and inserting ``each of fiscal years
2014 through 2017''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``2015'' and inserting
``2017''.
(B) Expenditure rules for eligible counties.--
Section 102(d) of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7112(d)) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
``(E) Payments for fiscal years 2014 through
2017.--The election made by an eligible county under
subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) for fiscal year 2013, or
deemed to be made by the county under paragraph (3)(B)
for that fiscal year, shall be effective for each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2017.''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)--
(I) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by
striking ``purpose described in section
202(b)'' and inserting ``purposes
described in section 202(b), section
203(c), or section 204(a)(5)''; and
(II) by striking subparagraph (C)
and inserting the following:
``(C) Payments for fiscal years 2014 through
2017.--This paragraph does not apply for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2017.''.
(C) Treatment as supplemental funding.--Section 102
of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Treatment as Supplemental Funding.--None of the funds made
available to an eligible county under this Act may be used in lieu of,
or to otherwise offset, a State funding source for a local school,
facility, or educational purpose.''.
(D) Distribution of payments to eligible
counties.--Section 103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
(16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``2015''
and inserting ``2017''.
(b) Continuation of Authority To Conduct Special Projects on
Federal Land.--
(1) Repeal of contracting pilot program.--Section 204(e) of
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7124(e)) is amended by striking paragraph
(3).
(2) Resource advisory committees.--Section 205(a)(4) of the
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``2012''
each place it appears and inserting ``2017''.
(3) Availability of project funds.--Section 207(d)(2) of
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7127(d)(2)) is amended by striking
``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(i),
(B)(ii),''.
(4) Termination of authority.--Section 208 of the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7128) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and
inserting ``2019''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and
inserting ``2020''.
(c) Termination of Authority.--Section 304 of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2017'' and inserting
``2019''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
``2020''.
(d) Offset.--It is the sense of the House of Representatives that
the costs of carrying out this section and the amendments made by this
section will be offset.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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