[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2864 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2864

To modify the full payment amount available to States under the Secure 
  Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2002

Mr. Hutchinson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify the full payment amount available to States under the Secure 
  Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural School and Community 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Document.--The term ``document'' means the document 
        prepared by the Forest Service entitled ``P.L. 106-393, Secure 
        Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act'' and dated 
        July 31, 2001.
            (2) Eligible county.--The term ``eligible county'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 3 of the Secure Rural Schools 
        and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 
        note; Public Law 106-393).
            (3) Eligible state.--The term ``eligible State'' has the 
        meaning given the term in that section.
            (4) Revised document.--The term ``revised document'' means 
        the revision to the document prepared under section 751(b) of 
        the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 
        (Public Law 107-76; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), and dated March 1, 
        2002.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Treasury.

SEC. 3. ELECTION OF FULL PAYMENT AMOUNT.

    (a) Election.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 101(a)(1) of the 
        Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
        2000 (Public Law 106-393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), an eligible 
        State may make a 1-time election to receive each full payment 
        amount under section 102 of that Act for fiscal years 2002 
        through 2006 in an amount--
                    (A) calculated in accordance with the document, and 
                adjusted in accordance with section 101(b) of that Act; 
                or
                    (B) calculated in accordance with the revised 
                document, and so adjusted.
            (2) Notification of election.--Not later than September 30, 
        2002, each eligible State shall notify the Secretary of an 
        election made under paragraph (1).
            (3) Failure to make notification.--If an eligible State 
        fails to notify the Secretary of an election made under 
        paragraph (1) by September 30, 2002, the full payment amount 
        for the eligible State for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 shall 
        be calculated in accordance with the revised document and 
        adjusted in accordance with section 101(b) of that Act.
    (b) Distribution of Full Payment Amount to Eligible Counties.--In 
carrying out section 102(c)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393; 16 U.S.C. 
500 note), an eligible State may distribute the full payment amount 
determined under subsection (a) among eligible counties that have 
elected to receive a share of the full payment amount, taking into 
consideration such factors as--
            (1) the historic percentage distribution of each eligible 
        county, as described in the document; and
            (2) other factors that the eligible State determines to be 
        appropriate.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 751(b) of the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-76; 16 U.S.C. 500 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The payments shall be 
made in accordance with the ``Rural School and Community Enhancement 
Act.''.
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