,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,walsh introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend chapter #fi of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to expand the payment in 
lieu of taxes program to include        
payments for secure rural schools1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fair    
,share ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,definitions 
,section #fija7a7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking or at the
 end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7,i7 that was   
purchased for addition to the ,national 
,wildlife ,refuge ,system4  4  #c4      
,authority and eligibility ,section     
#fijb7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 

,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking 7a77#a7 ,except 
and inserting the following3  7a7       
,payments to units of general local     
government  7#a7 ,payments  7,a7 ,in    
general ,except  2 and  7,b7 in the     
second sentence1 by striking ,a unit and
 inserting the following3  7,b7 ,use    
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71 a
 unit  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#c7 ,use of funds  7,a7
 ,secure rural schools allocation ,if a 
unit of general local government        
received a payment under the ,secure    
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 for fiscal year
 #bjac and elects not to receive a      
payment under section #fijc7;e77#d7 for 
a fiscal year1 of the payments made to  
the unit of general local government    
pursuant to this chapter1 the unit of   
general local government shall use the  
amount calculated under subparagraph    
7,b7 for the applicable fiscal year--   

7i7 in accordance with the requirements 
of section #ajb7;c77#a7 of the ,secure  
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7;c77#a772 and  7ii7 in a
 manner that ensures that each payment  
provided to the unit of general local   
government under this chapter is        
allocated among each eligible program of
 the unit of general local government   
for the fiscal year based on the        
proportion required under applicable    
,state law for fiscal year #bjac1       
consistent with section #fijh4  7,b7    
,amount ,the amount referred to in      
subparagraph 7,a7 is the product        
obtained by multiplying-- 7i7 the       
amounts provided under this chapter for 
the unit of general local government for
 the applicable fiscal year2 by  7ii7   
the proportion that-- 7,i7 the amount of
 payments received by the unit of       
general local government under title ,i 
of the ,secure ,rural ,schools and      
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 

#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaaa et seq47 for 
fiscal year #bjac2 bears to  7,,ii7 the 
sum of-- 7aa7 the amount received by the
 unit of general local government for   
fiscal year #bjac under this chapter2   
7bb7 #ie percent of the amount received 
by the unit of general local government 
for fiscal year #bjac under the ,secure 
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 and  7cc7 the 
amount authorized to be received by the 
unit of general local government for    
fiscal year #bjac under section         
#dja7;c77#b7 of the ,act of ,june #ae1  
#aice 7commonly known as the ,refuge    
,revenue ,sharing ,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#gaes7c77#b774  7,c7 ,state law  7i7    
,effect ,nothing in this chapter        
prevents a ,state from enacting a law   
that changes the allocation of payments 
among each eligible program of units of 
general local government pursuant to    
this chapter under subparagraph         
7,a77ii74  7ii7 ,applicability ,if a    

,state enacts a law that modifies the   
allocation of payments among each       
eligible program of units of general    
local government pursuant to this       
chapter under subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the
 allocation modified by the ,state law  
shall apply the following fiscal year   
for the ,state4  4  #d4 ,payments       
,section #fijc of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7b77#a71 by striking 7but not
 more than the limitation determined    
under subsection 7c7 of this section7   
each place it appears and inserting 7but
 not more than the limitation determined
 under subsection 7c7 or section #fijd1 
as applicable72  7#b7 in subsection 7c71
 by striking ,the limitation each place 
it appears and inserting ,subject to    
section #fijd1 the limitation2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7e7 ,additional payment election  7#a7  
,initial election to receive #be-percent
 payments ,if a unit of general local   
government elected to receive amounts   

under section #ajb7;b77#b77;,b7 of the  
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7;b77#b77;,b77 for fiscal
 year #bjac1 not later than ,september  
#cj of the first fiscal year after the  
date of enactment of this subsection1   
the unit of general local government    
shall notify the ,secretary of          
,agriculture of the election to receive 
or not to receive amounts under the ,act
 of ,may #bc1 #aijh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#ejj74  7#b7 ,election to receive       
#be-percent payments ,if a unit of      
general local government elects under   
paragraph 7#a7 to receive amounts under 
the ,act of ,may #bc1 #aijh 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #ejj71 for purposes of this   
chapter1 the unit of general local      
government shall not receive any        
payments under section #fijd4  7#c7     
,election not to receive #be-percent    
payments ,if a unit of general local    
government elects under paragraph 7#a7  
not to receive amounts under the ,act of

 ,may #bc1 #aijh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ejj71  
for purposes of this chapter1 the       
payment under subsection 7b7 shall      
exclude the amounts that would have been
 paid to the unit of general local      
government for the fiscal year under the
 ,act of ,may #bc1 #aijh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#ejj74  7#d7 ,subsequent elections ,a   
unit of general local government        
described in paragraph 7#a7 may change  
the election for subsequent fiscal years
 if the unit of general local government
 notifies ,secretary of ,agriculture of 
the election by ,september #cj of the   
preceding fiscal year4  4  #e4          
,additional payments ,section #fijd of  
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking the section  
designation and heading and all that    
follows through 7b7 ,the ,secretary and 
inserting the following3  #fijd4        
,additional payments  7a7 ,in general   
,in addition to payments the ,secretary 
of the ,interior makes under section    
#fijb1 the ,secretary of the ,interior  

shall make payments for each fiscal year
 to a unit of general local government  
subject to the requirements of this     
section4  7b7 ,requirements for acquired
 designated entitlement land  7#a7 ,real
 property taxes ,in addition to payments
 the ,secretary of the ,interior makes  
under section #fijb1 the ,secretary     
shall make a payment for each fiscal    
year to a unit of general local         
government collecting and distributing  
real property taxes 7including a unit in
 the ,state of ,alaska outside the      
boundaries of an organized borough7 in  
which is located an interest in land    
that-- 7,a7 the ,federal ,government    
acquires for-- 7i7 the ,national ,park  
,system2  7ii7 the ,national ,wilderness
 ,preservation ,system2 or  7iii7 the   
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system2 and
  7,b7 was subject to local real        
property taxes during the #e-year period
 ending on the date on which the        
interest is acquired4  7#b7             
,requirements ,the ,secretary  2  7#b7  

in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the third   
sentence1 by striking subsection 7a7 of 
this section and inserting paragraph    
7#a72 and  7,b7 by striking 7c7 ,each   
yearly and inserting the following3     
7#c7 ,amount ,each yearly  2  7#c7 by   
striking subsection 7d7 and inserting   
the following3  7#d7 ,regulations ,the  
,secretary may promulgate regulations   
under which payments may be made to     
units of general local government when  
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 will not carry 
out the purpose of those paragraphs4  2 
and  7#d7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7c7 ,requirements for       
designated entitlement land and historic
 payments  7#a7 ,designated entitlement 
land ,notwithstanding section #fijc and 
subject to paragraph 7#d71 the          
,secretary of the ,interior shall adjust
 the applicable limitation described in 
section #fijc7;c7 for a unit of general 
local government that-- 7,a7 receives a 
payment under section #fijb2 and  7,b7  
uses that payment for entitlement land  

that is-- 7i7 a unit of the ,national   
,park ,system2  7ii7 a unit of the      
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system2 or 
7iii7 a component of the ,national      
,wilderness ,preservation ,system that  
is not land described in clause 7i7 or  
7ii74  7#b7 ,historic payments          
,notwithstanding section #fijc1 the     
,secretary of the ,interior shall make a
 payment to a unit of general local     
government that received amounts during 
fiscal year #bjac under-- 7,a7 the      
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 or  7,b7      
section #dja7;c77#b7 of the ,act of     
,june #ae1 #aice 7commonly known as the 
,refuge ,revenue ,sharing ,act7 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #gaes7c77#b774  7#c7          
,additional payment calculations  7,a7  
,designated entitlement land ,the       
adjusted limitation under paragraph 7#a7
 shall be an amount equal to the sum    
of-- 7i7 the applicable limitation for  
the unit of general local government    

described in section #fijc7;c72 and     
7ii7 the product obtained by            
multiplying-- 7,i7 the quantity of acres
 of entitlement land of the unit of     
general local government that is 7as    
applicable7-- 7aa7 a unit of the        
,national ,park ,system2  7bb7 a unit of
 the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge        
,system2 or  7cc7 a component of the    
,national ,wilderness ,preservation     
,system that is not land described in   
item 7aa7 or 7bb72 and  7,,ii7 #a_/b of 
the applicable per-acre amount for the  
unit of general local government        
described in section #fijc7;b77#a7 for  
the fiscal year4  7,b7 ,historic        
payments ,the additional payment under  
paragraph 7#b7 shall be an amount equal 
to the difference between-- 7i7 the sum 
of-- 7,i7 the amount received by the    
unit of general local government for    
fiscal year #bjac under this chapter2   
7,,ii7 #ie percent of the amount        
received by the unit of local government
 for fiscal year #bjac under the ,secure

 ,rural ,schools and ,community         
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 and  7,,iii7  
the amount authorized to be received by 
the unit of general local government for
 fiscal year #bjac under section        
#dja7;c77#b7 of the ,act of ,june #ae1  
#aice 7commonly known as the ,refuge    
,revenue ,sharing ,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#gaes7c77#b772 and  7ii7 the sum of--   
7,i7 the applicable amount for the unit 
of general local government described in
 section #fijc7;c72 and  7,,ii7 the     
applicable amount for the unit of       
general local government calculated     
under subparagraph 7,a74  7#d7          
,limitation ,the limitation under this  
chapter for a unit of general local     
government that receives a payment under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall not exceed the    
lesser of-- 7,a7 #c times the applicable
 limitation specified in section        
#fijc7;c77#b7 for the unit of general   
local government2 and  7,b7 the         
limitation specified in section         

#fijc7;c77#b7 for a unit of general     
local government with a population of   
#ej1jjj4  4  #f4 ,adjusted share        
,chapter #fi of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating sections #fijf and #fijg  
as sections #fijg and #fijh1            
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after section #fije the following3      
#fijf4 ,adjusted share  7a7 ,requirement
 ,the final payment provided under this 
chapter for a fiscal year for each unit 
of general local government shall be    
adjusted by an amount equal to the      
quotient obtained by dividing-- 7#a7 the
 sum of the amount of payments to the   
applicable unit of general local        
government under sections #fijc through 
#fije2 by  7#b7 the economic performance
 index described in subsection 7d74  7b7
 ,economic performance score measures   
,the economic performance index referred
 to in subsection 7a77#b7 shall be based
 on an economic performance score       
comprised of #e equally weighted        

measures of economic performance and    
opportunity1 calculated for each fiscal 
year1 as follows3 7#a7 ,median household
 income ,the median household income for
 the unit of general local government1  
according to the most recent #e-year    
estimate of the ,american ,community    
,survey of the ,bureau of the ,census4  
7#b7 ,average earnings per job ,the     
average earnings per job for the unit of
 general local government1 according to 
the most recent estimates of the        
applicable ,regional ,economic ,profiles
 7as reflected in ,table ,,ca #cj7      
published by the ,bureau of ,economic   
,analysis of the ,department of         
,commerce4  7#c7 ,percentage of families
 above the poverty level ,the percentage
 of households served by the unit of    
general local government that are above 
the poverty level1 as determined by the 
most recent #e-year estimates of the    
,american ,community ,survey of the     
,bureau of the ,census4  7#d7           
,percentage of population with          

bachelor's degree or higher ,the        
percentage of the population served by  
the unit of general local government    
that1 as determined by the most recent  
#e-year estimates of the ,american      
,community ,survey of the ,bureau of the
 ,census-- 7,a7 is aged #be years or    
older2 and  7,b7 has received-- 7i7 a   
bachelor's degree from an institution of
 higher education2 or  7ii7 a master's1 
professional1 or doctorate degree4  7#e7
 ,area classifications  7,a7 ,in general
 ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 a       
classification of each unit of general  
local government into core based        
statistical areas and combined          
statistical areas1 as determined in     
accordance with the most recent         
metropolitan and micropolitan           
statistical areas and delineations of   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
and resulting from the application of   
published standards to the ,bureau of   
the ,census data1 into #a of the        
following #d areas3 7i7 ,a central      

metropolitan statistical area4  7ii7 ,an
 outlying metropolitan statistical area4
  7iii7 ,a central micropolitan         
statistical area4  7iv7 ,an outlying    
micropolitan statistical area4  7,b7    
,rural areas ,any unit of general local 
government that is not delineated into  
#a of the #d areas described in         
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be considered to
 be a rural area4  7c7 ,economic        
performance score preparation ,in       
preparing the economic performance score
 under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of
 the ,interior shall-- 7#a7 7,a7 gather 
data for the most recent calendar year  
available regarding each variable       
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#e7 of subsection 7b7 that comprise the
 score for each unit of general local   
government2 or  7,b7 if specific data   
for a unit of general local government  
are not available1 use the applicable   
county average2  7#b7 recalculate each  
variable on a #j-to-#a scale by dividing
 the value of the variable for each unit

 of general local government by the     
highest value for that variable among   
all units of general local government1  
including by classifying a unit of      
general local government under          
subsection 7b77#e7 such that-- 7,a7 a   
central metropolitan statistical area is
 equal to #j4ge2  7,b7 an outlying      
metropolitan statistical area is equal  
to #j4f2  7,c7 a central micropolitan   
statistical area is equal to #j4e2  7,d7
 an outlying micropolitan statistical   
area is equal to #j4d2 and  7,e7 a rural
 area is equal to #j4be2  7#c7 calculate
 for each unit of general local         
government an economic performance score
 that is equal to the sum of the value  
of the variables recalculated under     
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#d7 create a      
percentile rank for each unit of general
 local government1 which shall be equal 
to the quotient obtained by dividing--  
7,a7 the product obtained by            
multiplying-- 7i7 #ajj2 and  7ii7 the   
difference between-- 7,i7 the numeric   

rank of the economic performance score  
calculated under paragraph 7#c71        
relative to the economic performance    
scores of all other units of general    
local government2 and  7,,ii7 #j4e2 by  
7,b7 the total number of units of       
general local government4  7d7 ,economic
 performance index ,for purposes of     
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,interior shall adjust the amount of    
payments provided under this chapter    
based on an economic performance index  
equal to the sum of-- 7#a7 the product  
obtained by multiplying-- 7,a7 the      
difference between-- 7i7 the percentile 
rank calculated under subsection 7c72   
and  7ii7 #j4e2 and  7,b7 #j4d2 and     
7#b7 #a4  4  #g4 ,funding ,section #fijg
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code 7as
 redesignated by section #f7a771 is     
amended by striking of fiscal years     
#bjjh through #bjad and inserting fiscal
 year4  #h4 ,resource advisory          
committees ,chapter #fi of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code 7as amended by    

section #f7a771 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  #fiji4 ,funding 
for resource advisory committees  7a7   
,in general ,for each of fiscal years   
#bjad through #bjah1 not more than      
#be1jjj1jjj of the amounts made         
available for the fiscal year to the    
,secretary of the ,interior for         
obligation or expenditure in accordance 
with this chapter shall be made         
available to the ,secretary of the      
,interior or the ,secretary of          
,agriculture1 as applicable-- 7#a7 to   
pay the administrative costs of any     
resource advisory committee 7as defined 
in section #bja of the ,secure ,rural   
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaba77 that was established  
before ,september #bi1 #bjac2 or  7#b7  
to establish new resource advisory      
committees1 as appropriate1 in          
accordance with section #bje of the     
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 

,u4,s4,c4 #gabe74  7b7 ,vegetation      
management projects ,notwithstanding    
title ,,ii of the ,secure ,rural        
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaba et seq471 resource      
advisory committees provided amounts    
under this section may propose          
vegetation management projects1         
including projects authorized under     
section #fjb of the ,healthy ,forests   
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;a74  7c7 ,allocation    
,amounts under this section shall be    
allocated among units of general local  
government and applicable units of      
,federal land in a manner substantially 
similar to the allocation of amounts    
under title ,,ii of the ,secure ,rural  
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaba et seq47 for fiscal year
 #bjac4  7d7 ,unused amounts ,any unused
 amounts under this section as of       
,september #cj of each fiscal year shall

 be allocated in accordance with this   
chapter among all units of general local
 government for the subsequent fiscal   
year4  4  #i4 ,conforming amendment ,the
 chapter analysis for chapter #fi of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking the items relating  
to sections #fijf and #fijg and         
inserting the following3  #fijf4        
,adjusted share4#fijg4 ,funding4#fijh4  
,state legislation requiring            
reallocation or redistribution of       
payments to smaller units of general    
purpose government4#fiji4 ,funding for  
resource advisory committees4  4