118 S2581 RS: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023
U.S. Senate
2024-04-08
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1.This Act may be cited as the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023
.2.Extension of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000(a)Secure payments for States and counties containing Federal land(1)Section 101 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) is amended, in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 2023
each place it appears and inserting 2026
.(2)Distribution of payments to eligible countiesSection 103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended by striking 2023
and inserting 2026
.(b)Extension of authority To conduct special projects on Federal land(1)Existing advisory committeesSection 205(a)(4) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking December 20, 2023
each place it appears and inserting December 20, 2026
.(2)Section 208 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7128) is amended—(A)in subsection (a), by striking 2025
and inserting 2028
; and(B)in subsection (b), by striking 2026
and inserting 2029
.(c)Extension of authority To expend county fundsSection 305 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking 2025
and inserting 2028
; and(2)in subsection (b), by striking 2026
and inserting 2029
.3.Resource advisory committee pilot program extensionSection 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:(g)Pilot program for resource advisory committee appointments by regional foresters(1)The Secretary concerned shall establish and carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary concerned shall allow the regional forester with jurisdiction over a unit of Federal land to appoint members of the resource advisory committee for that unit, in accordance with the applicable requirements of this section.(2)Responsibilities of regional foresterBefore appointing a member of a resource advisory committee under the pilot program under this subsection, a regional forester shall conduct the review and analysis that would otherwise be conducted for an appointment to a resource advisory committee if the pilot program was not in effect, including any review and analysis with respect to civil rights and budgetary requirements.(3)Nothing in this subsection relieves a regional forester or the Secretary concerned from an obligation to comply with any requirement relating to an appointment to a resource advisory committee, including any requirement with respect to civil rights or advertising a vacancy.(4)Termination of effectivenessThe authority provided under this subsection terminates on October 1, 2028..1.This Act may be cited as the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023
.2.Extension of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000(a)Secure payments for States and counties containing Federal land(1)Section 101 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) is amended, in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 2023
each place it appears and inserting 2026
.(2)Distribution of payments to eligible countiesSection 103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended by striking 2023
and inserting 2026
.(b)Extension of authority To conduct special projects on Federal land(1)Committee composition waiver authoritySection 205(d)(6)(C) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(d)(6)(C)) is amended by striking 2023
and inserting 2026
.(2)Section 208 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7128) is amended—(A)in subsection (a), by striking 2025
and inserting 2028
; and(B)in subsection (b), by striking 2026
and inserting 2029
.(c)Extension of authority To expend county fundsSection 305 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking 2025
and inserting 2028
; and(2)in subsection (b), by striking 2026
and inserting 2029
.3.Resource advisory committee pilot program extensionSection 205(g) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(g)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (5), by striking 2023
and inserting 2026
; and(2)in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the date described in paragraph (5)
and inserting October 1, 2023
.4.(a)Resource advisory committeesSection 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is amended—(1)in subsection (c)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking concerned,
and inserting concerned
; and(B)in paragraph (3), by striking the date of the enactment of this Act
and inserting October 3, 2008
; and(2)in subsection (d)(4), by striking to extent
and inserting to the extent
.(b)Section 206(b)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7126(b)(2)) is amended by striking concerned,
and inserting concerned
.April 8, 2024Reported with an amendment