I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 517
To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HERGER, Mr. BOYD, 
Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. POMBO, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 
REHBERG, Mr. ROSS, Miss MCMORRIS, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. 
HOOLEY, Mr. HAYES, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. 
SPRATT, and Mr. BAIRD) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act 
of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS 
AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT 
OF 2000. 
(a) EXTENSION THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2013.—The 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in sections 101(a), 203(a)(1), 207(a), 208, 
303, and 401, by striking ‘‘2006’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2013’’; 
(2) in section 208, by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014’’; and 
(3) in section 303, by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014,’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO RESUME RECEIPT OF 25- OR 50- 
PERCENT PAYMENTS.— 
(1) 25-PERCENT PAYMENTS.—Section 102(b) of 
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-De-
termination Act of 2000 is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of the 
Treasury’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘, including such an election made during 
the last quarter of fiscal year 2006 under
this paragraph,’’ after ‘‘25-percent pay-
ment’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2013, except that the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall give the county the oppor-
tunity to elect, in writing during the last 
quarter of fiscal year 2006, to begin receiv-
ing the 25-percent payment effective with 
the payment for fiscal year 2007’’. 
(2) 
50-PERCENT
PAYMENTS.—Section 
103(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2013, except 
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall give the 
county the opportunity to elect, in writing during the 
last quarter of fiscal year 2006, to begin receiving 
the 50-percent payment effective with the payment 
for fiscal year 2007’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION REGARDING SOURCE OF PAY-
MENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE STATES FROM NA-
TIONAL FOREST LANDS.—Section 102(b)(3) of the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
mination Act of 2000 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘trust fund,’’ and inserting 
‘‘trust funds, permanent funds,’’; 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘If the Secretary of the Treasury de-
termines that a shortfall is likely for a fiscal 
year, all revenues, fees, penalties, and miscella-
neous receipts referred to in the preceding sen-
tence, exclusive of required deposits to relevant 
trust funds, permanent funds, and special ac-
counts, that are received during that fiscal year 
shall be reserved to make payments under this 
section for that fiscal year.’’. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE COUNTIES FROM 
BLM
LANDS.—Section 103(b)(2) of such Act is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘trust fund,’’ and inserting 
‘‘trust funds’’; 
(B) by inserting a comma after ‘‘and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘If the Secretary of the Treasury de-
termines that a shortfall is likely for a fiscal 
year, all revenues, fees, penalties, and miscella-
neous receipts referred to in the preceding sen-
tence, exclusive of required deposits to relevant
trust funds and permanent operating funds, 
that are received during that fiscal year shall be 
reserved to make payments under this section 
for that fiscal year.’’. 
(d) TERM FOR RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
MEMBERS; REAPPOINTMENT.—Section 205(c)(1) of the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary concerned may reappoint members to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘A member of a resource advisory 
committee may be reappointed for one or more’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Section 1803(c) of Food and Agriculture Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2283(c)) shall not apply to a re-
source advisory committee established by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture.’’. 
(e) 
REVISION
OF
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Section 
204(e)(3) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act of 2000 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘approved 
projects’’ and inserting ‘‘At the request of a resource 
advisory committee, the Secretary concerned may es-