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Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. USDA Forest Service August 2010. Act of May 23,1908 25% Payment for Roads and Schools. Share 25% of National F orest receipts from: Timber Grazing Land use Recreation special uses and user fees

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Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act

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  1. Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act USDA Forest Service August 2010

  2. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Act of May 23,1908 25% Payment for Roads and Schools Share 25% of National Forest receipts from: • Timber • Grazing • Land use • Recreation special uses and user fees • Minerals including oil, gas, and coal Declined in recent decades Fluctuate widely

  3. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Purposes of the Act • Stabilize and transition payments to States for schools and roads • Invest in the land and create employment opportunities • Improve cooperative relationships among the people that use and care for National Forests

  4. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs 2008 Reauthorization • Title I Secure payments for States and Counties containing federal land to help fund schools and roads • Title II Special projects on federal land • Title III County funds for specific purposes • Title IV – Miscellaneous provisions including new calculation for 25% payment

  5. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Annual Payment • Payments are made by January for the fiscal year ending previous September 30 • Title I and Title III funds are paid to States to be distributed to Counties • Title II funds are held in Forest Service accounts for approved RAC projects

  6. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Fiscal Year 2008 Payment January 2009 Payments to States • $477 million (Title I and Title III) • 41 States and Puerto Rico • Redistributed to 729 Counties Additional $52 million for Title II projects • 306 Counties in 31 States • 108 National Forests • 120 Resource Advisory Committees

  7. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Fiscal Year 2009 Payment January 2010 Payments to States • $438.5 million (Title I and Title III) • Additional $45 million for Title II projects

  8. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Use of Funds • Title II & III funds unobligated in one fiscal year shall be available in the following year • Authority to initiate Title II and Title III projects ends September 30, 2011 • Title II and III funds not obligated by September 30, 2012, shall be returned to U.S. Treasury

  9. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Title II – RAC Purposes Improve collaboration among all those who enjoy and care for the National Forests. Provide advice to the Forest Service about projects to invest in the land and create employment opportunities.

  10. Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs Title II – Special Projects • On National Forests or benefit National Forest lands • Have broad-based support • Help foster collaborative relationships • Reviewed and recommended by Resource Advisory Committee • Approved by Forest Service

  11. Questions? Secure Rural Schools Act www.fs.fed.us/srs

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