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OF THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF- 
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.—The Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
500 note; Public Law 106–393) is amended by striking sec-
tions 1 through 403 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000’. 
‘‘SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this Act are— 
‘‘(1) to stabilize and transition payments to 
counties to provide funding for schools and roads that 
supplements other available funds; 
‘‘(2) to make additional investments in, and cre-
ate additional employment opportunities through, 
projects that— 
‘‘(A)(i) improve the maintenance of existing 
infrastructure; 
‘‘(ii) implement stewardship objectives that 
enhance forest ecosystems; and 
‘‘(iii) restore and improve land health and 
water quality; 
‘‘(B) enjoy broad-based support; and 
‘‘(C) have objectives that may include— 
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‘‘(i) road, trail, and infrastructure 
maintenance or obliteration; 
‘‘(ii) soil productivity improvement; 
‘‘(iii) improvements in forest ecosystem 
health; 
‘‘(iv) watershed restoration and main-
tenance; 
‘‘(v) the restoration, maintenance, and 
improvement of wildlife and fish habitat; 
‘‘(vi) the control of noxious and exotic 
weeds; and 
‘‘(vii) the reestablishment of native spe-
cies; and 
‘‘(3) 
to 
improve 
cooperative 
relationships 
among— 
‘‘(A) the people that use and care for Fed-
eral land; and 
‘‘(B) the agencies that manage the Federal 
land. 
‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) ADJUSTED
SHARE.—The term ‘adjusted 
share’ means the number equal to the quotient ob-
tained by dividing— 
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‘‘(A) the number equal to the quotient ob-
tained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the base share for the eligible coun-
ty; by 
‘‘(ii) the income adjustment for the eli-
gible county; by 
‘‘(B) the number equal to the sum of the 
quotients obtained under subparagraph (A) and 
paragraph (8)(A) for all eligible counties. 
‘‘(2) BASE SHARE.—The term ‘base share’ means 
the number equal to the average of— 
‘‘(A) the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the number of acres of Federal 
land described in paragraph (7)(A) in each 
eligible county; by 
‘‘(ii) the total number acres of Federal 
land in all eligible counties in all eligible 
States; and 
‘‘(B) the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the amount equal to the average of 
the 3 highest 25-percent payments and safe-
ty net payments made to each eligible State 
for each eligible county during the eligi-
bility period; by 
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‘‘(ii) the amount equal to the sum of 
the averages calculated under clause (i) and 
paragraph (9)(B)(i) for all eligible counties 
in all eligible States during the eligibility 
period. 
‘‘(3) COUNTY PAYMENT.—The term ‘county pay-
ment’ means the payment for an eligible county cal-
culated under section 101(b). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE
COUNTY.—The term ‘eligible 
county’ means any county that— 
‘‘(A) contains Federal land (as defined in 
paragraph (7)); and 
‘‘(B) elects to receive a share of the State 
payment or the county payment under section 
102(b). 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.—The term ‘eligibility 
period’ means fiscal year 1986 through fiscal year 
1999. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible State’ 
means a State or territory of the United States that 
received a 25-percent payment for 1 or more fiscal 
years of the eligibility period. 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal land’ 
means— 
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‘‘(A) land within the National Forest Sys-
tem, as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)) exclusive of the Na-
tional Grasslands and land utilization projects 
designated as National Grasslands administered 
pursuant to the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 
1010–1012); and 
‘‘(B) such portions of the revested Oregon 
and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos 
Bay Wagon Road grant land as are or may 
hereafter come under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of the Interior, which have heretofore 
or may hereafter be classified as timberlands, 
and power-site land valuable for timber, that 
shall be managed, except as provided in the 
former section 3 of the Act of August 28, 1937 
(50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181c), for permanent 
forest production. 
‘‘(8) 50-PERCENT ADJUSTED SHARE.—The term 
‘50-percent adjusted share’ means the number equal to 
the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(A) the number equal to the quotient ob-
tained by dividing— 
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‘‘(i) the 50-percent base share for the 
eligible county; by 
‘‘(ii) the income adjustment for the eli-
gible county; by 
‘‘(B) the number equal to the sum of the 
quotients obtained under subparagraph (A) and 
paragraph (1)(A) for all eligible counties. 
‘‘(9) 50-PERCENT BASE SHARE.—The term ‘50- 
percent base share’ means the number equal to the av-
erage of— 
‘‘(A) the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the number of acres of Federal 
land described in paragraph (7)(B) in each 
eligible county; by 
‘‘(ii) the total number acres of Federal 
land in all eligible counties in all eligible 
States; and 
‘‘(B) the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the amount equal to the average of 
the 3 highest 50-percent payments made to 
each eligible county during the eligibility 
period; by 
‘‘(ii) the amount equal to the sum of 
the averages calculated under clause (i) and 
paragraph (2)(B)(i) for all eligible counties 
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in all eligible States during the eligibility 
period. 
‘‘(10) 50-PERCENT PAYMENT.—The term ‘50-per-
cent payment’ means the payment that is the sum of 
the 50-percent share otherwise paid to a county pur-
suant to title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (chap-
ter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), and the pay-
ment made to a county pursuant to the Act of May 
24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f– 
1 et seq.). 
‘‘(11) FULL FUNDING AMOUNT.—The term ‘full 
funding amount’ means— 
‘‘(A) $526,079,656 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $520,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the amount that is equal to 90 
percent of the full funding amount for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(12) INCOME ADJUSTMENT.—The term ‘income 
adjustment’ means the square of the quotient obtained 
by dividing— 
‘‘(A) the per capita personal income for 
each eligible county; by 
‘‘(B) the median per capita personal income 
of all eligible counties. 
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‘‘(13) PER
CAPITA
PERSONAL
INCOME.—The 
term ‘per capita personal income’ means the most re-
cent per capita personal income data, as determined 
by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. 
‘‘(14) SAFETY NET PAYMENTS.—The term ‘safety 
net payments’ means the special payment amounts 
paid to States and counties required by section 13982 
or 13983 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1993 (Public Law 103–66; 16 U.S.C. 500 note; 43 
U.S.C. 1181f note). 
‘‘(15) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec-
retary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Agriculture or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect 
to the Federal land described in paragraph 
(7)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of the Interior with respect 
to the Federal land described in paragraph 
(7)(B). 
‘‘(16) STATE PAYMENT.—The term ‘State pay-
ment’ means the payment for an eligible State cal-
culated under section 101(a). 
‘‘(17) 25-PERCENT PAYMENT.—The term ‘25-per-
cent payment’ means the payment to States required 
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by the sixth paragraph under the heading of ‘FOREST 
SERVICE’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 
16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 
1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500). 
‘‘TITLE 
I—SECURE 
PAYMENTS 
FOR STATES AND COUNTIES 
CONTAINING FEDERAL LAND 
‘‘SEC. 101. SECURE PAYMENTS FOR STATES CONTAINING 
FEDERAL LAND. 
‘‘(a) STATE PAYMENT.—For each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture shall calculate 
for each eligible State an amount equal to the sum of the 
products obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(1) the adjusted share for each eligible county 
within the eligible State; by 
‘‘(2) the full funding amount for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) COUNTY PAYMENT.—For each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011, the Secretary of the Interior shall calculate 
for each eligible county that received a 50-percent payment 
during the eligibility period an amount equal to the product 
obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(1) the 50-percent adjusted share for the eligible 
county; by 
‘‘(2) the full funding amount for the fiscal year. 
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‘‘SEC. 102. PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES. 
‘‘(a) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—Except as provided in sec-
tion 103, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to— 
‘‘(1) a State an amount equal to the sum of the 
amounts elected under subsection (b) by each county 
within the State for— 
‘‘(A) if the county is eligible for the 25-per-
cent payment, the share of the 25-percent pay-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) the share of the State payment of the 
eligible county; and 
‘‘(2) a county an amount equal to the amount 
elected under subsection (b) by each county for— 
‘‘(A) if the county is eligible for the 50-per-
cent payment, the 50-percent payment; or 
‘‘(B) the county payment for the eligible 
county. 
‘‘(b) ELECTION TO RECEIVE PAYMENT AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) ELECTION; SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The election to receive 
a share of the State payment, the county pay-
ment, a share of the State payment and the 
county payment, a share of the 25-percent pay-
ment, the 50-percent payment, or a share of the 
25-percent payment and the 50-percent payment, 
as applicable, shall be made at the discretion of 
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each affected county by August 1, 2007, and Au-
gust 1 of each second fiscal year thereafter, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2), and transmitted to 
the Secretary concerned by the Governor of each 
eligible State. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO TRANSMIT.—If an elec-
tion for an affected county is not transmitted to 
the Secretary concerned by the date specified 
under subparagraph (A), the affected county 
shall be considered to have elected to receive a 
share of the State payment, the county payment, 
or a share of the State payment and the county 
payment, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF ELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A county election to re-
ceive a share of the 25-percent payment or 50- 
percent payment, as applicable shall be effective 
for 2 fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) FULL FUNDING AMOUNT.—If a county 
elects to receive a share of the State payment or 
the county payment, the election shall be effective 
for all subsequent fiscal years through fiscal year 
2011. 
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‘‘(3) SOURCE OF PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—The pay-
ment to an eligible State or eligible county under this 
section for a fiscal year shall be derived from— 
‘‘(A) any revenues, fees, penalties, or mis-
cellaneous receipts, exclusive of deposits to any 
relevant trust fund, special account, or perma-
nent operating funds, received by the Federal 
Government from activities by the Bureau of 
Land Management or the Forest Service on the 
applicable Federal land; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent of any shortfall, out of 
any amounts in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated. 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION
AND
EXPENDITURE
OF
PAY-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION METHOD.—A State that re-
ceives a payment under subsection (a) for Federal 
land described in section 3(7)(A) shall distribute the 
appropriate payment amount among the appropriate 
counties in the State in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 
500); and 
‘‘(B) section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 
(36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500). 
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