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[S. 1643 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1643
To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to
the Forest and Refuge County Foundation, to provide for the
establishment of the Natural Resources Permanent Fund, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019
Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Risch)
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 amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to
the Forest and Refuge County Foundation, to provide for the
establishment of the Natural Resources Permanent Fund, 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 ``Forest Management for Rural
Stability Act''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL CHARTER FOR FOREST AND REFUGE COUNTY FOUNDATION AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PERMANENT FUND.
(a) Federal Charter for Forest and Refuge County Foundation.--
Subtitle III of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after chapter 3001 the following:
``CHAPTER 3002--FOREST AND REFUGE COUNTY FOUNDATION
``Sec.
``300201. Definitions.
``300202. Establishment.
``300203. Status and applicable laws.
``300204. Board of Directors.
``300205. Bylaws and duties.
``300206. Authority of Corporation.
``300207. Establishment of Natural Resources Permanent Fund.
``Sec. 300201. Definitions
``In this chapter:
``(1) Agency head.--The term `agency head' means--
``(A) the Secretary of the Treasury;
``(B) the Chief of the Forest Service;
``(C) the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management; and
``(D) the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
``(2) Board.--The term `Board' means the Board of Directors
of the Corporation.
``(3) Chairperson.--The term `Chairperson' means the
Chairperson of the Board.
``(4) Corporation.--The term `Corporation' means the Forest
and Refuge County Foundation established by section 300202.
``(5) County payment; full funding amount; state payment.--
The terms `county payment', `full funding amount', and `State
payment' have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102).
``(6) Eligible county.--
``(A) In general.--The term `eligible county'
means--
``(i) a county that is eligible for a
payment under the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), with respect to an
account established by paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 300207(b); or
``(ii) a county that is eligible for a
payment under section 401(c) of the Act of June
15, 1935 (commonly known as the `Refuge Revenue
Sharing Act') (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16
U.S.C. 715s(c)), with respect to the account
established by section 300207(b)(3).
``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible county' does
not include a county that has elected to opt out of
distributions from the Fund under section
300207(e)(4)(A).
``(7) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Natural Resources
Permanent Fund established by section 300207(a).
``(8) Highest historic payment.--The term `highest historic
payment' means--
``(A) with respect to the Forest Service Account of
the Fund, an amount equal to the total amount of State
payments received under section 101(a) of the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111(a)) for fiscal year 2008 (as
adjusted to reflect changes during the period beginning
on October 1, 2008, in the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Labor); and
``(B) with respect to the Bureau of Land Management
Account of the Fund, an amount equal to the total
amount of county payments received under section 101(b)
of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111(b)) for
fiscal year 2006 (as adjusted to reflect changes during
the period beginning on October 1, 2006, in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor).
``(9) Manager.--The term `manager' means the manager of
investments employed by the Board pursuant to section
300205(c)(3).
``(10) Resource advisory committee.--The term `resource
advisory committee' means--
``(A) a resource advisory committee established
under section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7125) (as in effect on the day before the date of
enactment of this chapter); and
``(B) an advisory council established pursuant to
section 309(a) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1739(a)).
``(11) Secretary concerned.--The term `Secretary concerned'
means--
``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
the account established by section 300207(b)(1); and
``(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect
to an account established by paragraph (2) or (3) of
section 300207(b).
``Sec. 300202. Establishment
``There is established a federally chartered, nonprofit
corporation, to be known as the `Forest and Refuge County Foundation',
which shall be incorporated in the State of Oregon.
``Sec. 300203. Status and applicable laws
``(a) Non-Federal Entity.--The Corporation is not--
``(1) a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government; or
``(2) subject to title 31.
``(b) Liability.--The United States Government shall not be liable
for the actions or inactions of the Corporation.
``(c) Nonprofit Corporation.--The Corporation shall have and
maintain the status of the Corporation as a nonprofit corporation
exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``Sec. 300204. Board of Directors
``(a) Authority.--The powers of the Corporation shall be vested in
a Board of Directors that governs the Corporation.
``(b) Membership.--
``(1) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of 11
members, of whom--
``(A) 3 shall be appointed by the Chief of the
Forest Service;
``(B) 2 shall be appointed by the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management; and
``(C) 6 shall be appointed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
``(2) Qualifications.--In making appointments under
paragraph (1), the agency heads shall--
``(A) appoint members who represent the various
regions of the United States; and
``(B) ensure that the membership of the Board is--
``(i) apolitical; and
``(ii) fairly balanced in terms of--
``(I) the points of view
represented; and
``(II) the functions to be
performed by the Board, by appointing--
``(aa) 3 members who are
county elected officials, as of
the date of appointment of the
members, of whom--
``(AA) 1 shall be
an elected official of
a county that contains
Federal land described
in section 3(7)(A) of
the Secure Rural
Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act
of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7102(7)(A));
``(BB) 1 shall be
an elected official of
a county that contains
Federal land described
in section 3(7)(B) of
the Secure Rural
Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act
of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7102(7)(B)); and
``(CC) 1 shall be
an elected official of
a county that is
eligible for a payment
under section 401(c) of
the Act of June 15,
1935 (commonly known as
the `Refuge Revenue
Sharing Act') (49 Stat.
383, chapter 261; 16
U.S.C. 715s(c));
``(bb) 1 member to
represent rural economic
development interests;
``(cc) 6 members with
expert experience in fund
management or finance; and
``(dd) 1 member to
represent education interests.
``(3) Prohibition.--A member of the Board, other than a
member described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II)(aa), shall not
hold an office, position, or employment in any political party.
``(4) Date.--The appointments of the members of the Board
shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this chapter.
``(c) Chairperson.--
``(1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Board shall be
selected from among the members of the Board by a majority vote
of the members.
``(2) Term of service.--The Chairperson of the Board--
``(A) shall serve for a term of not longer than 4
years; and
``(B) may be reelected to serve an additional term,
subject to the condition that the Chairperson may serve
for not more than 2 consecutive terms.
``(d) Terms.--
``(1) In general.--The term of the members of the Board
shall be 6 years, except that the agency heads shall designate
staggered terms for the members initially appointed to the
Board.
``(2) Reappointment.--A member of the Board may be
reappointed to serve an additional term, subject to the
condition that the member may serve for not more than 2
consecutive terms.
``(e) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Board shall be filled--
``(1) by not later than 90 days after the date on which the
vacancy occurs; and
``(2) in the manner in which the original appointment was
made.
``(f) Transitions.--Any member of the Board may continue to serve
after the expiration of the term for which the member was appointed or
elected until a qualified successor has been appointed or elected.
``(g) Meetings and Quorum.--
``(1) Meetings.--
``(A) In general.--The Board shall meet--
``(i) not less frequently than once each
calendar year; and
``(ii)(I) at the call of--
``(aa) the Chairperson; or
``(bb) 3 or more members; or
``(II) as otherwise provided in the bylaws
of the Corporation.
``(B) Initial meeting.--Not later than 150 days
after the date of enactment of this chapter, the Board
shall hold an initial meeting of the Board.
``(2) Quorum.--A quorum of the Board, consisting of a
majority of the members of the Board, shall be required to
conduct any business of the Board.
``(3) Approval of board actions.--Except as otherwise
provided, the threshold for approving Board actions shall be as
set forth in the bylaws of the Corporation.
``(h) Reimbursement of Expenses.--
``(1) In general.--A voting member of the Board--
``(A) shall serve without pay; but
``(B) subject to paragraph (2), may be reimbursed
for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence
expenses incurred by the member in the performance of
duties for the Corporation.
``(2) Maximum amount.--The amount of reimbursement under
paragraph (1)(B) may not exceed the amount that would be
authorized under section 5703 of title 5 for the payment of
expenses and allowances for an individual employed
intermittently in the Federal Government service.
``Sec. 300205. Bylaws and duties
``(a) In General.--The Board shall adopt, and may amend, the bylaws
of the Corporation.
``(b) Bylaws.--The bylaws of the Corporation shall include, at a
minimum--
``(1) the duties and responsibilities of the Board; and
``(2) the operational procedures of the Corporation.
``(c) Duties and Responsibilities of Board.--The Board shall be
responsible for actions of the Corporation, including--
``(1)(A) employing individuals at the Corporation to
provide investment management services; or
``(B) retaining the services of investment management
services providers;
``(2) employing individuals at the Corporation to provide
accounting and administrative services;
``(3) employing a manager of investments to manage the
amounts authorized to be invested by the Board in accordance
with subsection (d);
``(4) entering into a contract with 1 or more banking or
trust entities to act as the custodian of the assets of the
Fund; and
``(5) engaging other appropriate professional service
providers to support the Board and the employees of the Board
in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Board
under this chapter.
``(d) Authority of Manager.--Subject to the direction of the Board,
the manager shall have control over the amounts under the jurisdiction
of the Board in the same manner as if the manager owned those amounts.
``Sec. 300206. Authority of Corporation
``Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Corporation,
acting through the manager, shall have the authority--
``(1) to manage the Fund;
``(2) to make investments of amounts in the Fund under
section 300207(d);
``(3) to make distributions from the Fund under section
300207(e)(2); and
``(4) to review certifications submitted by participating
counties under section 303(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7143(a)).
``Sec. 300207. Establishment of Natural Resources Permanent Fund
``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Corporation a
permanent fund, to be known as the `Natural Resources Permanent Fund',
consisting of--
``(1) amounts deposited in the accounts under subsection
(b);
``(2) amounts deposited by an eligible county or State
under subsection (c)(1);
``(3) amounts credited to the Fund under subsection (d)(3);
and
``(4) amounts appropriated to the Fund under paragraph (1)
of subsection (i), subject to paragraph (2) of that subsection.
``(b) Accounts.--Within the Fund, there are established the
following accounts:
``(1) The Forest Service Account, consisting of the amounts
transferred under section 3(b)(2) of the Forest Management for
Rural Stability Act.
``(2) The Bureau of Land Management Account, consisting of
the amounts transferred under subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of
section 3 of the Forest Management for Rural Stability Act.
``(3) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service Account,
consisting of the amounts transferred under section 3(e)(2) of
the Forest Management for Rural Stability Act.
``(4) The Voluntary County Savings Account, consisting of
voluntary contributions of additional funds transferred under
subsection (c)(2)(A)(i).
``(c) Voluntary Contributions of Additional Funds.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Corporation may at any time accept from eligible counties and
States voluntary contributions of amounts to be deposited in
the Fund, for investment by the Corporation, in accordance with
this chapter.
``(2) Limitation.--Any amounts contributed under paragraph
(1)--
``(A) shall be--
``(i) transferred to the Voluntary County
Savings Account; and
``(ii) maintained within a segregated
account in that Account for each contributing
county; and
``(B) may only be distributed to the eligible
county or State that deposited the amounts, in
accordance with this chapter and paragraph (3).
``(3) Distributions.--Distributions to an eligible county
or a State under paragraph (2)(B)--
``(A) shall be made by not later than 30 days after
the date of receipt of a written request of the
applicable eligible county or State;
``(B) shall not be subject to any restrictions or
limitations associated with distributions made from an
account established by paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of
subsection (b); and
``(C) may only be used for a governmental purpose
that complies with the budget laws of the applicable
State.
``(d) Investments of Fund.--
``(1) Investment policy.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this chapter, the Board shall
develop an investment policy for the investment of
amounts in the Fund.
``(B) Requirement.--For purposes of the investment
policy developed under subparagraph (A), the
Corporation shall--
``(i) seek to achieve at least a 5-percent
rate of return on investments of the Fund, net
of inflation; and
``(ii) adopt asset management strategies
that are consistent with the standard of care
established under the Uniform Prudent
Management of Institutional Funds Act of 2007
(D.C. Code 44-1631 et seq.).
``(C) Periodic updates.--The Corporation shall--
``(i) not less frequently than annually,
review the investment policy developed under
subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) based on a review conducted under
clause (i), modify the investment policy as the
Corporation determines to be appropriate.
``(2) Investment services.--For purposes of investing
amounts in the Fund, the Corporation may--
``(A) employ individuals at the Corporation to
provide investment management services; or
``(B) retain the services of investment management
services providers.
``(3) Income.--Income from any investments of amounts from
an account within the Fund shall be credited to the applicable
account within the Fund.
``(e) Expenditures From Fund.--
``(1) Availability of funds.--For each fiscal year, the
Corporation shall make available for distribution in accordance
with this subsection 4.5 percent of amounts in each account
within the Fund established by paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of
subsection (b), as determined by the Corporation, based on--
``(A) for the initial 3 fiscal years during which
the Fund is in operation, the average fiscal year-end
balance of the applicable account; and
``(B) thereafter, the average fiscal year-end
balance of the applicable account during the 3-year
period preceding the date of the determination.
``(2) Distributions.--
``(A) Forest service account and bureau of land
management account.--
``(i) In general.--For each fiscal year, of
the amounts in each of the Forest Service and
the Bureau of Land Management Accounts within
the Fund available for distribution for the
fiscal year, as determined under paragraph
(1)--
``(I) 85 percent shall be used to
make payments to eligible States and
eligible counties in accordance with
title I of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) and
clause (ii); and
``(II) 15 percent shall be used to
make payments to eligible States and
eligible counties in accordance with
title III of the Secure Rural Schools
and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7141 et seq.).
``(ii) Calculation and distribution of
authorized payments.--
``(I) Availability.--Not later than
14 days after the beginning of each
fiscal year, the Corporation shall
submit to the Secretary concerned a
description of the amount available in
each of the Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management Accounts
within the Fund available to make
payments for the fiscal year, as
determined under paragraph (1), to--
``(aa) eligible States
under subsection (a) of section
101 of the Secure Rural Schools
and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7111), with respect to
the Forest Service Account; and
``(bb) eligible counties
under subsection (b) of that
section, with respect to the
Bureau of Land Management
Account.
``(II) Calculation.--Not later than
14 days after the date on which the
Corporation submits the information
under subclause (I), based on the
information provided under that
subclause and the amounts otherwise
available to the Secretary concerned
for the fiscal year to make payments to
eligible counties under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.), as determined by the
Secretary concerned, the Secretary
concerned shall, based on the formulas
for authorized payments established
under that Act, calculate and submit to
the Corporation the authorized payment
amount for each eligible county,
including--
``(aa) the amount of the
authorized payment for each
eligible county to be paid from
the applicable account in the
Fund; and
``(bb) the amount of the
authorized payment to be paid
for each eligible county using
amounts made available under
section 402 of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7152).
``(III) Distribution.--Subject to
subparagraphs (C) and (D), not later
than 40 days after the date on which
the Secretary concerned submits the
information to the Corporation under
subclause (II)--
``(aa) the Corporation
shall--
``(AA) distribute
from the Forest Service
Account within the Fund
to States, for
redistribution to the
eligible counties, the
amount of the
authorized payment to
be paid to eligible
counties within the
State under section
101(a) of the Secure
Rural Schools and
Community Self-
Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C.
7111(a)), as determined
under subclause
(II)(aa), to be used
for the purposes
authorized under title
I or III of that Act
(16 U.S.C. 7111 et
seq.);
``(BB) distribute
from the Bureau of Land
Management Account
within the Fund to the
eligible counties the
amount of the
authorized payment to
be paid to eligible
counties under section
101(b) of the Secure
Rural Schools and
Community Self-
Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C.
7111(b)), as determined
under subclause
(II)(aa), to be used
for the purposes
authorized under title
I or III of that Act
(16 U.S.C. 7111 et
seq.); and
``(CC) submit to
the Secretary concerned
a description of the
amounts distributed
under subitems (AA) and
(BB); and
``(bb) except as provided
in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II),
the Secretary concerned shall
pay to eligible counties, and
to the State for redistribution
to eligible counties, the
amount of the authorized
payments under subclause
(II)(bb).
``(B) United states fish and wildlife service
account.--
``(i) In general.--For each fiscal year,
amounts in the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service Account within the Fund available for
distribution for the fiscal year, as determined
under paragraph (1), shall be used to make
payments to eligible counties, in accordance
with section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935
(commonly known as the `Refuge Revenue Sharing
Act') (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C.
715s(c)) and clause (ii).
``(ii) Calculation and distribution of
authorized payments.--
``(I) Availability.--Not later than
14 days after the beginning of each
fiscal year, the Corporation shall
submit to the Secretary concerned a
description of the amount available in
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Account within the Fund available to
make authorized payments to eligible
counties for the fiscal year under
section 401(c) of the Act of June 15,
1935 (commonly known as the `Refuge
Revenue Sharing Act') (49 Stat. 383,
chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), as
determined under paragraph (1).
``(II) Calculation.--Not later than
14 days after the date on which the
Corporation submits the information
under subclause (I), based on the
information provided under that
subclause and the amounts otherwise
available to the Secretary concerned
for the fiscal year to make payments to
eligible counties under section 401(c)
of the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly
known as the `Refuge Revenue Sharing
Act') (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16
U.S.C. 715s(c)), as determined by the
Secretary concerned, the Secretary
concerned shall, based on the formulas
for authorized payments established
under that Act, calculate and submit to
the Corporation the authorized payment
amount for each eligible county,
including--
``(aa) the amount of the
authorized payment for each
eligible county to be paid from
the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service Account within
the Fund; and
``(bb) the amount of the
authorized payment to be paid
for each eligible county using
amounts made available under
section 401(c) of the Act of
June 15, 1935 (commonly known
as the `Refuge Revenue Sharing
Act') (49 Stat. 383, chapter
261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)).
``(III) Distribution.--Subject to
subparagraphs (C) and (D), not later
than 40 days after the date on which
the Secretary concerned submits the
information to the Corporation under
subclause (II)--
``(aa) the Corporation
shall--
``(AA) distribute
from the United States
Fish and Wildlife
Service Account within
the Fund to the
eligible counties the
amount of the
authorized payment to
be paid from that
Account to eligible
counties, as determined
under subclause
(II)(aa), to be used
for the purposes
authorized under
section 401(c)(5)(C) of
the Act of June 15,
1935 (commonly known as
the `Refuge Revenue
Sharing Act') (49 Stat.
383, chapter 261; 16
U.S.C. 715s(c)(5)(C));
and
``(BB) submit to
the Secretary concerned
a description of the
amounts distributed
under subitem (AA); and
``(bb) except as provided
in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II),
the Secretary concerned shall
pay to the eligible counties
the amount to be paid for
eligible counties under
subclause (II)(bb).
``(C) Minimum payment amount.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (A) and (B), the minimum amount
of a payment to be distributed to a State or
eligible county under subitem (AA) or (BB) of
subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(aa) or subparagraph
(B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA) for a fiscal year shall be
the amount of the payment authorized to be made
to the State or eligible county for fiscal year
2017 under the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) or section 401(c) of the
Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the
`Refuge Revenue Sharing Act') (49 Stat. 383,
chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), as applicable
(as adjusted to reflect changes during the
period beginning on October 1, 2017, in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the Department of Labor).
``(ii) Obligation of secretary.--The
Secretary concerned--
``(I) shall only make a payment to
a State or eligible county under
subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(bb) or
(B)(ii)(III)(bb) for a fiscal year if
the Secretary concerned determines that
the amount of the payment to be
distributed from the Fund to the State
or eligible county under subitem (AA)
or (BB) of subparagraph
(A)(ii)(III)(aa) or subparagraph
(B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA) is less than the
minimum payment amount required under
clause (i); and
``(II) if the Secretary concerned
determines that the amount of a payment
to be distributed to a State or
eligible county under subitem (AA) or
(BB) of subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(aa)
or subparagraph (B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA)
would exceed the minimum payment amount
required under clause (i), shall not
make the payment otherwise required
under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(bb) or
(B)(ii)(III)(bb), as applicable, for
the fiscal year.
``(D) Maximum payment amount.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (A) and (B), in any case in which
the total amount of payments to be distributed
by the Corporation to States or eligible
counties, as applicable, from an account within
the Fund for a fiscal year, as calculated under
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)(aa) or
(B)(ii)(II)(aa), as applicable, would exceed
the applicable highest historic payment, the
Corporation shall reduce the total amount to be
distributed under subitem (AA) or (BB) of
subparagraph (A)(ii)(III)(aa) or subparagraph
(B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA), as applicable, to the
amount of the applicable highest historic
payment.
``(ii) Effect of meeting maximum.--For any
fiscal year for which amounts in the Fund are
sufficient to ensure that each State and
eligible county receives from an account within
the Fund for a fiscal year, as calculated under
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)(aa) or
(B)(ii)(II)(aa), as applicable, distributions
equal to the applicable highest historic
payment, such that the distributions from the
account are reduced under clause (i), the
States and eligible counties shall receive, in
addition to those payments from the Fund, any
payments authorized for the State or eligible
county under--
``(I) the sixth paragraph under the
heading `forest service' in the Act of
May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter
192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of
the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly
known as the `Weeks Law') (36 Stat.
963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500);
``(II) subsection (a) of title II
of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat.
875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2605);
``(III) the first section of the
Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753,
chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621); or
``(IV) section 401(c) of the Act of
June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the
`Refuge Revenue Sharing Act') (49 Stat.
383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)).
``(3) Administrative expenses.--
``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year, of the
total amounts in the Fund, there shall be made
available to the Corporation from the Fund for the
payment of administrative expenses described in
subparagraph (B)--
``(i) if the total amounts in the Fund as
of the date of the determination is not less
than $100,000,000, an amount equal to not more
than 0.5 percent of the total amounts in the
Fund, as of that date; and
``(ii) if the total amounts in the Fund as
of the date of the determination is less than
$100,000,000, an amount equal to not more than
1.0 percent of the total amounts in the Fund,
as of that date.
``(B) Use.--Amounts made available for
administrative expenses under subparagraph (A) may be
used by the Corporation--
``(i) to ensure that amounts in Fund are
managed in a manner consistent with the asset
management strategies adopted under subsection
(d)(1);
``(ii) to pay other administrative costs
relating to the Fund, including the costs of
managing the Fund, conducting audits of the
Fund, and complying with reporting requirements
relating to the Fund; and
``(iii) to reimburse members of the Board
for actual and necessary traveling and
subsistence expenses, in accordance with
section 300204(h).
``(4) Elections to opt out and opt in.--
``(A) Opting out.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this chapter, a
county described in clause (i) or (ii) of
section 300201(6)(A) may make a 1-time election
to opt out of distributions from the Fund under
this chapter by submitting to the Secretary
concerned a written notice of the election.
``(ii) Effect.--Subject to subparagraph
(B), an election under clause (i) to opt out of
distributions from the Fund shall be applicable
for--
``(I) the fiscal year during which
the notice under that clause is
submitted; and
``(II) each subsequent fiscal year.
``(iii) No effect on other payments.--An
election by a county to opt out of
distributions from the Fund under clause (i)
shall not affect the eligibility of the county
to receive any payment authorized for the
county under--
``(I) the sixth paragraph under the
heading `forest service' in the Act of
May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter
192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of
the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly
known as the `Weeks Law') (36 Stat.
963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500);
``(II) subsection (a) of title II
of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat.
875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2605);
``(III) the first section of the
Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753,
chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621); or
``(IV) section 401(c) of the Act of
June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the
`Refuge Revenue Sharing Act') (49 Stat.
383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)).
``(iv) Treatment.--A county described in
clause (i) or (ii) of section 300201(6)(A) that
has not submitted to the Secretary concerned a
written notice of an election to opt out of
distributions from the Fund under clause (i)
shall be deemed to have opted in to those
distributions.
``(B) Notice to opt in.--A county that has elected
to opt out of distributions from the Fund under
subparagraph (A) may opt back in to the distributions
for all subsequent fiscal years by submitting to the
Secretary concerned, by not later than the date that is
2 years after the date on which the county submits the
written notice under subparagraph (A)(i), a notice of
the intent of the county to opt back in.
``(f) Reports.--
``(1) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this chapter and every 90 days thereafter,
the Corporation shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a
quarterly report that describes, with full transparency, for
the period covered by report--
``(A) the assets of the Fund, including a
description of the investment policy used for the Fund;
and
``(B) the performance of investments in the Fund.
``(2) Annual report.--Annually, the Corporation shall
submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives,
and make publically available in an online searchable database
in a machine-readable format, a report describing the
activities of the Corporation for the period covered by the
report, including, at a minimum, information relating to--
``(A) the growth of the Fund; and
``(B) applicable sources of revenue.
``(g) Annual Audits.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this chapter and annually thereafter, the Inspector
General of the Department of the Treasury shall conduct an audit of the
Fund.
``(h) Oversight.--The Inspector General of the Department of the
Treasury shall conduct periodic reviews of the exercise by the
Corporation of the fiduciary and statutory duties of the Corporation.
``(i) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Fund such sums as are necessary to ensure that
the required minimum payment amounts under subsection
(e)(2)(C)(i) can be provided.
``(2) Allocation among accounts.--The amounts appropriated
to the Fund under paragraph (1) shall be allocated among the
Forest Service Account, the Bureau of Land Management Account,
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Account in a
manner that ensures that--
``(A) the amount allocated to the Forest Service
Account is determined in accordance with the ratio
that--
``(i) the total amount of State payments
under the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101
et seq.) for fiscal year 2017; bears to
``(ii) an amount equal to the sum of--
``(I) the full funding amount for
the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) for fiscal year
2017; and
``(II) the total amount of payments
to counties under section 401(c) of the
Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as
the `Refuge Revenue Sharing Act') (49
Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C.
715s(c)), for fiscal year 2017;
``(B) the amount allocated to the Bureau of Land
Management Account is determined in accordance with the
ratio that--
``(i) the total amount of county payments
under the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101
et seq.) for fiscal year 2017; bears to
``(ii) an amount equal to the sum of--
``(I) the full funding amount for
the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) for fiscal year
2017; and
``(II) the total amount of payments
to counties under section 401(c) of the
Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as
the `Refuge Revenue Sharing Act') (49
Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C.
715s(c)), for fiscal year 2017; and
``(C) the amount allocated to the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service Account is determined in
accordance with the ratio that--
``(i) the total amount of payments to
counties under section 401(c) of the Act of
June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the `Refuge
Revenue Sharing Act') (49 Stat. 383, chapter
261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)) for fiscal year 2017;
bears to
``(ii) an amount equal to the sum of--
``(I) the full funding amount for
the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) for fiscal year
2017; and
``(II) the total amount of payments
to counties under section 401(c) of the
Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as
the `Refuge Revenue Sharing Act') (49
Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C.
715s(c)), for fiscal year 2017.
``(j) Agency Reporting.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this chapter and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
shall submit to the Corporation information describing
activities on Federal land described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B), respectively, of section 3(7) of the Secure Rural Schools
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7102(7)), on a county-by-county basis, for the period covered
by the report, including information regarding--
``(A) timber sales and associated acres treated,
volumes sold and harvested, and revenues generated,
including, at a minimum--
``(i) commercial treatment; and
``(ii) precommercial thinning;
``(B) stewardship projects, including, at a
minimum--
``(i) commercial treatment;
``(ii) prescribed fire; and
``(iii) precommercial thinning;
``(C) road work;
``(D) reforestation and associated acres treated,
including, at a minimum--
``(i) commercial treatment;
``(ii) prescribed fire; and
``(iii) precommercial thinning;
``(E) habitat created;
``(F) culverts replaced; and
``(G) miles of stream restoration.
``(2) Publication.--Promptly after receipt of the
information under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall make the
information publically available in an online searchable
database in a machine-readable format.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle III of
title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to chapter 3001 the following:
``3002. Forest and Refuge County Foundation................. 300201''.
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO FUND.
(a) Definition of Eligible Nonelecting County.--In this section,
the term ``eligible nonelecting county'' means--
(1) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), a county that--
(A) is eligible for a payment under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); and
(B) has not elected to opt out of distributions
from the Natural Resources Permanent Fund under section
300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, United States Code; and
(2) in subsection (e), a county that--
(A) is eligible for a payment under section 401(c)
of the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the
``Refuge Revenue Sharing Act'') (49 Stat. 383, chapter
261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)); and
(B) has not elected to opt out of distributions
from the Natural Resources Permanent Fund under section
300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, United States Code.
(b) Suspension of Payments Under Act of May 23, 1908, and Act of
March 1, 1911.--Except as provided in section 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) of
title 36, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
thereafter--
(1) all payments authorized for eligible nonelecting
counties under the sixth paragraph under the heading ``forest
service'' in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter
192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911
(commonly known as the ``Weeks Law'') (36 Stat. 963, chapter
186; 16 U.S.C. 500), shall be suspended; and
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Forest Service Account within the Natural Resources Permanent
Fund established by section 300207(b)(1) of title 36, United
States Code, amounts equal to the amounts that would have
otherwise been distributed as payments to eligible nonelecting
counties under the sixth paragraph under the heading ``forest
service'' in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter
192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911
(commonly known as the ``Weeks Law'') (36 Stat. 963, chapter
186; 16 U.S.C. 500).
(c) Suspension of Payments Under Act of August 28, 1937.--Except as
provided in section 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) of title 36, United States
Code, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter--
(1) all payments authorized for eligible nonelecting
counties under subsection (a) of title II of the Act of August
28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2605), shall be
suspended; and
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Bureau of Land Management Account within the Natural Resources
Permanent Fund established by section 300207(b)(2) of title 36,
United States Code, amounts equal to the amounts that would
have otherwise been distributed as payments to eligible
nonelecting counties under subsection (a) of title II of the
Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C.
2605).
(d) Suspension of Payments Under Act of May 24, 1939.--Except as
provided in section 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) of title 36, United States
Code, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter--
(1) all payments authorized for eligible nonelecting
counties under the first section of the Act of May 24, 1939 (53
Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621), shall be suspended;
and
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Bureau of Land Management Account within the Natural Resources
Permanent Fund established by section 300207(b)(2) of title 36,
United States Code, amounts equal to the amounts that would
have otherwise been distributed as payments to eligible
nonelecting counties under the first section of the Act of May
24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621).
(e) Suspension of Payments Under Refuge Revenue Sharing Act.--
Except as provided in section 300207(e)(2)(D)(ii) of title 36, United
States Code, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter--
(1) all payments authorized for eligible nonelecting
counties under section 401(c) of the Act of June 15, 1935
(commonly known as the ``Refuge Revenue Sharing Act'') (49
Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), shall be suspended;
and
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Account within the
Natural Resources Permanent Fund established by section
300207(b)(3) of title 36, United States Code, amounts equal to
the amounts that would have otherwise been distributed as
payments to eligible nonelecting counties under section 401(c)
of the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ``Refuge
Revenue Sharing Act'') (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C.
715s(c)).
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.
(a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and paragraph
(8)(A)'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting
``described in paragraph (7)(A)'' after ``Federal
land''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``and
paragraph (9)(B)(i)'';
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) has not elected to opt out of distributions
from the Natural Resources Permanent Fund under section
300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, United States Code.'';
(4) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the
following:
``(8) 50-percent adjusted share.--The term `50-percent
adjusted share' means the quotient obtained by dividing--
``(A) the number equal to the total of all 50-
percent payments received by an eligible county during
the eligibility period; by
``(B) the number equal to the sum of all 50-percent
payments received by all eligible counties during the
eligibility period.'';
(5) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (9);
(6) by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the following:
``(10) Full funding amount.--The term `full funding amount'
means--
``(A) for fiscal year 2008, $500,000,000;
``(B) for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011,
an amount equal to 90 percent of the full funding
amount for the preceding fiscal year;
``(C) for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015,
an amount equal to 95 percent of the full funding
amount for the preceding fiscal year;
``(D) for fiscal year 2017, an amount equal to 95
percent of the full funding amount for fiscal year
2015;
``(E) for fiscal year 2018, an amount equal to 95
percent of the full funding amount for fiscal year
2017; and
``(F) for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
thereafter--
``(i) for purposes of the calculations
under section 101(a), an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(I) the amount distributed from
the Forest Service Account within the
Natural Resources Permanent Fund under
section 300207(e)(2)(A) of title 36,
United States Code; and
``(II) the total amount of all
State payments for fiscal year 2017 (as
adjusted to reflect changes during the
period beginning on October 1, 2017, in
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor); and
``(ii) for purposes of the calculations
under section 101(b), an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(I) the amount distributed from
the Bureau of Land Management Account
within the Natural Resources Permanent
Fund under section 300207(e)(2)(A) of
title 36, United States Code; and
``(II) the total amount of all
county payments for fiscal year 2017
(as adjusted to reflect changes during
the period beginning on October 1,
2017, in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor).'';
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (17) as
paragraphs (11) through (16), respectively; and
(8) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``containing
Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A)'' after
``eligible county''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``containing
Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A)'' after
``eligible counties''.
(b) Permanent Authorization; Source of Payment Amounts.--
(1) Calculation of payments.--Section 101 of the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7111) is amended by striking ``of fiscal years 2008
through 2015, 2017, and 2018'' each place it appears and
inserting ``fiscal year''.
(2) Elections.--Section 102(b) of the Secure Rural Schools
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7112(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``through fiscal year 2018'' after ``second
fiscal year thereafter''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Fiscal year 2019 and thereafter.--For fiscal
year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter--
``(i) the election otherwise required by
subparagraph (A) shall not apply; and
``(ii) each affected county shall receive
payments in accordance with chapter 3002 of
title 36, United States Code, unless the
affected county elects to opt out of
distributions under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of
that title.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``through
fiscal year 2015 and for fiscal years 2017 and 2018'';
and
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) Source of payment amounts.--
``(A) In general.--With respect to an eligible
State or eligible county that has not elected to opt
out of distributions under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of
title 36, United States Code, the payment under this
section for a fiscal year shall be derived from--
``(i) distributions to be paid under
section 300207(e)(2)(A)(ii)(III)(aa) of title
36, United States Code; and
``(ii) to the extent that amounts made
available under clause (i) are insufficient,
any amounts that are appropriated to carry out
this Act, to be distributed in accordance with
section 300207(e)(2)(A)(ii)(III)(bb) of title
36, United States Code.
``(B) Exception.--An eligible State or eligible
county that has elected to opt out of distributions
under section 300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, United
States Code--
``(i) shall not receive any payment under
this section; and
``(ii) may receive payments only under, as
applicable--
``(I) the sixth paragraph under the
heading `forest service' in the Act of
May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter
192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of
the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly
known as the `Weeks Law') (36 Stat.
963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500);
``(II) subsection (a) of title II
of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat.
875, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2605); and
``(III) the first section of the
Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753,
chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621).''.
(3) Notification of election.--Section 102(d)(1) of the
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(d)(1)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph
(D)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (D) and (G)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Fiscal year 2019 and thereafter.--For fiscal
year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter--
``(i) the allocation of funds required
under subparagraph (A) shall not be required;
``(ii) of the amounts received for the
fiscal year--
``(I) 85 percent shall be expended
in the same manner in which the 25-
percent payments or 50-percent
payments, as applicable, are required
to be expended; and
``(II) 15 percent shall be expended
on county projects in accordance with
title III; and
``(iii) the elections otherwise required by
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), or considered
to be made under paragraph (3)(B), as
applicable, shall not apply or be required for
payments made for the fiscal year.''.
(4) 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 ``each of fiscal years 2011 through and for fiscal
years 2017 and 2018'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2011 and each
fiscal year thereafter''.
(5) Termination of authority.--The Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 is amended by striking
section 304 (16 U.S.C. 7144).
(c) Repeal of Authority To Conduct Special Projects on Federal
Land.--
(1) In general.--Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121 et
seq.) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 102(d) of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7112(d)) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in subparagraph (B)--
(aa) by striking clause
(i);
(bb) by redesignating
clauses (ii) and (iii) as
clauses (i) and (ii),
respectively; and
(cc) in clause (ii) (as so
redesignated), by striking
``clauses (i) and (ii)'' and
inserting ``clause (i)'';
(II) in subparagraph (C)--
(aa) by striking clause
(i);
(bb) by redesignating
clauses (ii) and (iii) as
clauses (i) and (ii),
respectively; and
(cc) in clause (ii) (as so
redesignated), by striking
``clauses (i) and (ii)'' and
inserting ``clause (i)''; and
(III) in subparagraphs (E) and (F),
by striking ``paragraph (3)(B)'' each
place it appears and inserting
``paragraph (2)(B)'';
(ii) by striking paragraph (2);
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2); and
(iv) in subparagraph (B)(ii) of paragraph
(2) (as so redesignated), by inserting ``(as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment
of the Forest Management for Rural Stability
Act)'' after ``204(a)(5)''.
(B) Section 302(b) of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7142(b)) is amended
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and''
at the end and inserting a period;
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``shall--'' and all that follows
through ``publish'' in paragraph (1) and
inserting ``shall publish''; and
(iii) by striking paragraph (2).
(C) The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 is amended by striking
section 403 (16 U.S.C. 7153) and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 403. TREATMENT OF FUNDS.
``Funds made available under section 402 shall be in addition to
any other annual appropriations for the Forest Service and the Bureau
of Land Management.''.
(D) Section 603(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Healthy
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
6591b(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting ``(as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
the Forest Management for Rural Stability Act'') before
the period at the end.
(E) Section 4003(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C.
7303(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``500 note)''
and inserting ``7125) (as in effect on the day before
the date of enactment of the Forest Management for
Rural Stability Act)''.
(d) Use of Funds.--Section 302(a) of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to carry out activities
under the Firewise Communities program'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``on Federal land'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) for job training or job creation activities;
``(6) for projects approved by--
``(A) a resource advisory committee; or
``(B) a forest collaborative;
``(7) for natural resource conservation projects;
``(8) for forest health treatments;
``(9) for economic development activities;
``(10) for transportation infrastructure projects on county
road systems that serve Federal land; or
``(11) to plan, develop, or carry out projects on Federal
land that--
``(A) are consistent with applicable Federal laws
(including regulations) and forest plans;
``(B) create private sector jobs, generate county
revenue, or provide merchantable forest products; and
``(C) may include--
``(i) forest health treatments;
``(ii) implementation of work under a
Master Stewardship Agreement;
``(iii) implementation of work under a good
neighbor agreement (as defined in section
8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16
U.S.C. 2113a(a))); or
``(iv) forest road replacement,
rehabilitation, or reconstruction.''.
(e) Certification.--Section 303 of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7143) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``February 1'' and all
that follows through ``Secretary concerned'' and inserting
``February 1 of each calendar year beginning after a calendar
year during which not less than $35,000 of county funds were
expended by a participating county, the appropriate official of
the participating county shall submit to the Forest and Refuge
County Foundation established by section 300202 of title 36,
United States Code,''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``Secretary concerned shall'' and
inserting ``Forest and Refuge County Foundation
shall''; and
(B) by striking ``Secretary concerned determines''
and inserting ``Foundation determines''.
(f) Funding.--The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 is amended by striking section 402 (16 U.S.C.
7152) and inserting the following:
``SEC. 402. FUNDING.
``(a) In General.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, out of any
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary concerned such sums as are
necessary to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.
``(b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Secretary concerned shall be
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this
section the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further
appropriation.''.
SEC. 5. FUNDING FOR REFUGE REVENUE SHARING ACT.
(a) Source of Payments to Counties.--Section 401(c) of the Act of
June 15, 1935 (commonly known as the ``Refuge Revenue Sharing Act'')
(49 Stat. 383, chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s(c)), is amended adding at
the end the following:
``(6) Source of payments to counties.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, for fiscal year 2019 and each
fiscal year thereafter, with respect to counties that have not
elected to opt out of distributions under section
300207(e)(4)(A) of title 36, United States Code, instead of
making the payments to the applicable counties required under
paragraphs (1) and (2) from the fund, the payments shall be
derived from--
``(A) distributions to be paid under section
300207(e)(2)(B)(ii)(III)(aa)(AA) of title 36, United
States Code; and
``(B) to the extent that amounts made available
under subparagraph (A) are insufficient, any amounts
that are appropriated under subsection (d), to be
distributed in accordance with section
300207(e)(2)(B)(ii)(III)(bb) of title 36, United States
Code.''.
(b) Funding.--Section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (commonly
known as the ``Refuge Revenue Sharing Act'') (49 Stat. 383, chapter
261; 16 U.S.C. 715s), is amended by striking subsection (d) and
inserting the following:
``(d) Funding for Payments.--
``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, out of
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary such
sums as are necessary to make payments under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subsection (c) to counties, after taking into account--
``(A) amounts in the fund available for the
payments for the fiscal year; and
``(B) amounts made available for payments from the
National Resources Permanent Fund established by
section 300207(a) of title 36, United States Code, for
the fiscal year.
``(2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out
this section the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without
further appropriation.''.
SEC. 6. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SEQUESTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is
amended by inserting after ``Payments to Social Security Trust Funds
(28-0404-0-1-651).'' the following:
``Payments to States and eligible counties from the
National Resources Permanent Fund established by
section 300207(a) of title 36, United States Code.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Forest Management for Rural Stability Act
#1643 | S Congress #116
Policy Area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Last Action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-348. (11/21/2019)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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