I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3155 
To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
of 2000 to modify the authorized uses of certain county funds and 
to extend the deadline for participating counties to initiate projects 
and obligate funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. WALDEN, and Mr. DEFAZIO) 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- 
Determination Act of 2000 to modify the authorized 
uses of certain county funds and to extend the deadline 
for participating counties to initiate projects and obligate 
funds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZED USES OF COUNTY FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a) of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
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2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is amended by striking para-
graphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) to reimburse the participating county 
for— 
‘‘(A) search and rescue and other emer-
gency services, including firefighting, law en-
forcement patrols, and evacuations, that are— 
‘‘(i) performed on Federal land after 
the date on which the use was approved 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(ii) paid for by the participating 
county; 
‘‘(B) search and rescue preparedness train-
ing; and 
‘‘(C) capital equipment, equipment mainte-
nance, and other purchases relating to carrying 
out search and rescue and other emergency 
services; and 
‘‘(3) to develop and implement community wild-
fire protection plans in coordination with the appro-
priate Secretary concerned.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
APPROVED
COUNTY
FUNDS.—The 
term ‘‘approved county funds’’ means county 
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funds (as defined in section 301 of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determina-
tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7141)) the use of 
which, as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
has been approved under section 302(b) of that 
Act (16 U.S.C. 7142(b)) for an authorized use 
described in section 302(a) of that Act (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act). 
(B) NEW
AUTHORIZED
USE.—The term 
‘‘new authorized use’’ means— 
(i) a law enforcement patrol or evacu-
ation authorized under subparagraph (A) 
of section 302(a)(2) of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determina-
tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)(2)) 
(as amended by subsection (a)); and 
(ii) any other authorized use described 
in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
302(a)(2) 
of 
that 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
7142(a)(2)) (as so amended). 
(C) PARTICIPATING
COUNTY.—The term 
‘‘participating county’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 301 of the Secure Rural 
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Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7141). 
(2) NEW AUTHORIZED USES.—Notwithstanding 
section 302(b) of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 7142(b)), effective beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, a participating county may 
use any approved county funds for a new authorized 
use. 
SEC. 2. REALLOCATION OF COUNTY FUNDS. 
Section 302 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) REALLOCATION OF COUNTY FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A participating county may 
reallocate county funds that have been allocated for 
a use described in subsection (a) for a different use 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) PROPOSALS.—A participating county may 
reallocate county funds under paragraph (1) only 
after a 45-day public comment period, at the begin-
ning of which the participating county shall publish 
in any publications of local record a proposal that 
describes the proposed use of the county funds to be 
reallocated.’’. 
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SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
Section 304 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—County funds shall remain 
available until expended.’’. 
Æ 
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