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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3257 

To amend section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, to provide funding 

for the payment in lieu of taxes program for an additional five years, 

to provide a five-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2015 

Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. POLIS, Mr. COOK, and Mrs. KIRKPATRICK) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 amend section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, 

to provide funding for the payment in lieu of taxes 

program for an additional five years, to provide a fiveyear extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PILT and SRS Cer3 tainty Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR PILT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Section 6906 of title 

6 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘§ 6906. Funding 

8 ‘‘There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the 

9 Interior to carry out this chapter, out of any funds in the 

10 Treasury not otherwise obligated, $450,000,000 for the 

11 first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this 

12 section and for each of the four fiscal years thereafter.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item related to 

14 section 6906 in the table of sections for title 31, United 

15 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘6906. Funding.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL 

17 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETER18 MINATION ACT OF 2000 REFLECTING RECENT 

19 EXTENSION COVERING FISCAL YEARS 2014 

20 AND 2015. 

21 (a) EXTENSION OF PAYMENT AUTHORITY.—The Se22 cure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

23 Act of 2000 is amended— 

24 (1) in section 101 (16 U.S.C. 7111), by striking 

25 ‘‘2015’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 


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1 (2) in section 102(b)(2)(B) (16 U.S.C. 

2 7112(b)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘2015’’ the second place 

3 it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’ and 

4 (3) in section 103(d)(2) (16 U.S.C. 

5 7113(d)(2)), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘2020’’. 

7 (b) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PROJECT AUTHOR8 ITY.—Section 208 of the Secure Rural Schools and Com9 munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7128) 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2022’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

15 (c) EXTENSION OF COUNTY PROJECT AUTHORITY.— 

16 Section 304 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 

17 Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘2022’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

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