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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 517 

To extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program, 

to restore mandatory funding status to the payment in lieu of taxes 

program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. UDALL, 

Mr. BENNET, Mrs. MCCASKILL, and Mr. TESTER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program, to restore mandatory funding status 

to the payment in lieu of taxes program, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Rural Schools 

5 and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COM2 MUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION PROGRAM. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF FULL FUNDING AMOUNT.—Sec4 tion 3(11) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 

5 Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102(11)) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012 and each 

11 fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 

12 fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’; and 

13 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

14 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal 

17 year thereafter, the amount that is equal to the 

18 full funding amount for fiscal year 2011.’’. 

19 (b) SECURE PAYMENTS FOR STATES AND COUNTIES

20 CONTAINING FEDERAL LAND.— 

21 (1) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—Section 101 

22 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self23 Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ each place it appears 

25 and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 


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1 (2) ELECTIONS.—Section 102(b) of the Secure 

2 Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

3 Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(b)) is amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘by 

5 August 1, 2013 (or as soon thereafter as the 

6 Secretary concerned determines is practicable), 

7 and August 1 of each second fiscal year there8 after’’ and inserting ‘‘by August 1 of each ap9 plicable fiscal year (or as soon thereafter as the 

10 Secretary concerned determines is practicable)’’; 

11 and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘in 2013’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘in 2014’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 

17 (3) ELECTION AS TO USE OF BALANCE.—Sec18 tion 102(d)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and 

19 Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 

20 U.S.C. 7112(d)(1)) is amended— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 

22 ‘‘not more than 7 percent of the total share for 

23 the eligible county of the State payment or the 

24 county payment’’ and inserting ‘‘any portion of 

25 the balance’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(C) COUNTIES WITH MAJOR DISTRIBU4 TIONS.—In the case of each eligible county to 

5 which $350,000 or more is distributed for any 

6 fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) or 

7 (2)(B) of subsection (a), the eligible county 

8 shall elect to do 1 or more of the following with 

9 the balance of any funds not expended pursuant 

10 to subparagraph (A): 

11 ‘‘(i) Reserve any portion of the bal12 ance for projects in accordance with title 

13 II. 

14 ‘‘(ii) Reserve not more than 7 percent 

15 of the total share for the eligible county of 

16 the State payment or the county payment 

17 for projects in accordance with title III. 

18 ‘‘(iii) Return the portion of the bal19 ance not reserved under clauses (i) and (ii) 

20 to the Treasury of the United States.’’. 

21 (4) NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION.—Section 

22 102(d)(3)(A) of the Secure Rural Schools and Com23 munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 

24 7112(d)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012,’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘2014 (or as soon thereafter as the Sec2 retary concerned determines is practicable)’’. 

3 (5) FAILURE TO ELECT.—Section 

4 102(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the Secure Rural Schools and 

5 Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 

6 U.S.C. 7112(d)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘purpose described in section 202(b)’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘purposes described in section 202(b), 203(c), or 

9 204(a)(5)’’. 

10 (6) DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE

11 COUNTIES.—Section 103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural 

12 Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 

13 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

15 (c) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT

16 SPECIAL PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— 

17 (1) SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS.— 

18 Section 203(a)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and 

19 Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 

20 U.S.C. 7123(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep21 tember 30 for fiscal year 2008 (or as soon thereafter 

22 as the Secretary concerned determines is prac23 ticable), and each September 30 thereafter for each 

24 succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2013’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘September 30 of each applicable fiscal 


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1 year (or as soon thereafter as the Secretary con2 cerned determines is practicable)’’. 

3 (2) EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF PROJECTS

4 BY SECRETARY CONCERNED.—Section 204(e) of the 

5 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter6 mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7124(e)) is amend7 ed by striking paragraph (3). 

8 (3) RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—Sec9 tion 205(a)(4) of the Secure Rural Schools and 

10 Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 

11 U.S.C. 7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

12 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 

13 (4) AVAILABILITY OF PROJECT FUNDS.—Sec14 tion 207(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and Com15 munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 

16 7127(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

17 2008 (or as soon thereafter as the Secretary con18 cerned determines is practicable), and each Sep19 tember 30 thereafter for each succeeding fiscal year 

20 through fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

21 30 of each applicable fiscal year (or as soon there22 after as the Secretary concerned determines is prac23 ticable)’’. 

24 (5) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 

25 208 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 


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1 Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7128) is 

2 amended— 

3 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘2016 (or as soon thereafter as 

5 the Secretary concerned determines is prac6 ticable)’’; and 

7 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2014’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 

9 (d) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO RESERVE

10 AND USE COUNTY FUNDS.—Section 304 of the Secure 

11 Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 

12 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘2016 (or as soon thereafter as the Sec15 retary concerned determines is practicable)’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘September 

17 30, 2014, shall be returned to the Treasury of the 

18 United States’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017, 

19 may be retained by the counties for the purposes 

20 identified in section 302(a)(2)’’. 

21 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

22 402 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-De23 termination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7152) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

25 (f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) TITLE II FUNDS.—Any funds that were not 

2 obligated as required by section 208 of the Secure 

3 Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

4 Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7128) (as in effect on the 

5 day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall 

6 be available for use in accordance with title II of 

7 that Act (16 U.S.C. 7121 et seq.). 

8 (2) TITLE III FUNDS.—Any funds that were not 

9 obligated as required by section 304 of the Secure 

10 Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

11 Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) (as in effect on the 

12 day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall 

13 be available for use in accordance with title III of 

14 that Act (16 U.S.C. 7141 et seq.). 

15 SEC. 3. RESTORING MANDATORY FUNDING STATUS TO THE 

16 PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM. 

17 Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is 

18 amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik19 ing ‘‘of fiscal years 2008 through 2014’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘fiscal year’’. 

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