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Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Secure Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to establish, for FY2012 and each following fiscal year, an amount that is equal to 95% of the full funding amount used for the previous fiscal year to make secure payments to eligible states and counties that contain certain lands. Permits a resource advisory committee under the Act to propose using up to 10% of certain project funds of an eligible county for administrative expenses associated with that committee's operations. Keeps the annual percentage for FY2010-FY2011 in place under the merchantable timber contracting pilot program for the implementation of approved projects in participating counties involving the sale of merchantable timber using separate contracts through FY2016. Extends the Act's provisions through FY2016. Entitles counties or other eligible units of local government in which U.S.-owned entitlement land is located to certain payments under the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program through FY2017.
AI Summary
This bill, the County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011, amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to ensure continued funding for eligible states and counties that contain certain federal lands. Starting in fiscal year 2012 and for each year thereafter, payments to these entities will be set at 95% of the previous year's full funding amount. The bill also allows resource advisory committees, which help manage projects in these counties, to use up to 10% of project funds for their operational expenses. Additionally, it extends a pilot program for selling timber through separate contracts until fiscal year 2016 and reauthorizes the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program, which provides payments to local governments for federal lands within their borders, through fiscal year 2017.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (10)
Shelley Berkley (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Jay Inslee (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Jim Matheson (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. (on 01/17/2012)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3599/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3599ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3599ih.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3599ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3599ih.pdf.pdf |
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