3.0.0 1508 2023-01-11T13:37:31Z 2023-01-11T13:37:31Z Senate S 2017-06-29 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-29T19:29:02Z 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. 115 3155 HR 2017-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2017-06-29 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-06-29 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2017-06-29 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2017-06-29 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-06-29 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-06-29 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-06-29 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Emergency planning and evacuation First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Law enforcement administration and funding State and local finance Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-19T14:12:05Z This bill amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to modify the authorized uses of funds a county elects to receive under such Act to include:

  • reimbursing the county for law enforcement patrols and evacuations that are performed on federal land;
  • search and rescue preparedness training; and
  • capital equipment, equipment maintenance, and other purchases related to carrying out search and rescue and other emergency services.

A participating county may reallocate funds for a different use than authorized only after the 45-day public comment period has ended, at the beginning of which the county shall publish a description of how it proposes to use the funds.

The bill extends the authority for the initiation of county projects until the end of FY2019 and allows county funds to remain available until expended.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1508is/xml/BILLS-115s1508is.xml 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.