[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5030 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5030
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 2023
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Ms. Hoyle of
Oregon, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Porter, and Ms.
Wild) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural
Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000.
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 ``Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization
Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.
(a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing Federal
Land.--
(1) Secure payments.--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 counties.--Section
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 committees.--Section 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) Extension of authority.--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 Funds.--Section 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''.
SEC. 3. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION.
Section 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) In general.--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 forester.--Before
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) Savings clause.--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 effectiveness.--The authority provided
under this subsection terminates on October 1, 2028.''.
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