Bill > S356

This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 by modifying several key provisions and updating timelines for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Specifically, the bill extends secure payments to states and counties containing federal land by changing the expiration year from 2023 to 2026, and introduces special rules for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 regarding payment calculations. The legislation adjusts provisions related to state and county payment distributions, ensuring that counties that have already received certain payments will have their future payments proportionally reduced. The bill also extends the authority for special projects on federal lands, with project and expenditure timelines now running through 2028 and 2029. Additionally, the bill makes technical corrections to the original act, such as fixing grammatical and formatting errors in previous legislative language. The Resource Advisory Committee Pilot Program is also extended, with its timeline moved from 2023 to 2026. Overall, the bill aims to provide continued financial support to rural schools and counties with significant federal land holdings, ensuring stability and predictable funding for these communities.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/356/all-info