,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aejh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1    
,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 and ,mrs4     
,murray7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj to   
modify the authorized uses of certain   
county funds and to extend the deadline 
for participating counties to initiate  
projects and obligate funds4  #a4       
,authorized uses of county funds  7a7   
,in general ,section #cjb7;a7 of the    
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gadb7;a77 is amended by      
striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and   
inserting the following3  7#b7 to       
reimburse the participating county for--
 7,a7 search and rescue and other       

emergency services1 including           
firefighting1 law enforcement patrols1  
and evacuations1 that are--  7i7        
performed on ,federal land after the    
date on which the use was approved under
 subsection 7b72 and  7ii7 paid for by  
the participating county2  7,b7 search  
and rescue preparedness training2 and   
7,c7 capital equipment1 equipment       
maintenance1 and other purchases        
relating to carrying out search and     
rescue and other emergency services2 and
  7#c7 to develop and implement         
community wildfire protection plans in  
coordination with the appropriate       
,secretary concerned4  4  7b7           
,availability of funds  7#a7            
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,approved county funds ,the term        
approved county funds means county funds
 7as defined in section #cja of the     
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gada77 the use of which1 as  
of the date of enactment of this ,act1  

has been approved under section #cjb7;b7
 of that ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gadb7;b77 
for an authorized use described in      
section #cjb7;a7 of that ,act 7as in    
effect on the day before the date of    
enactment of this ,act74  7,b7 ,new     
authorized use ,the term new authorized 
use means-- 7i7 a law enforcement patrol
 or evacuation authorized under         
subparagraph 7,a7 of section            
#cjb7;a77#b7 of the ,secure ,rural      
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gadb7;a77#b77 7as amended by 
subsection 7a772 and  7ii7 any other    
authorized use described in subparagraph
 7,b7 or 7,c7 of section #cjb7;a77#b7 of
 that ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gadb7;a77#b77
 7as so amended74  7,c7 ,participating  
county ,the term participating county   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #cja of the ,secure ,rural      
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gada74  7#b7 ,new authorized 

uses ,notwithstanding section #cjb7;b7  
of the ,secure ,rural ,schools and      
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gadb7;b771        
effective beginning on the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 a participating 
county may use any approved county funds
 for a new authorized use4  #b4         
,reallocation of county funds ,section  
#cjb of the ,secure ,rural ,schools and 
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gadb7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7c7
 ,reallocation of county funds  7#a7 ,in
 general ,a participating county may    
reallocate county funds that have been  
allocated for a use described in        
subsection 7a7 for a different use      
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,proposals ,a participating county may  
reallocate county funds under paragraph 
7#a7 only after a #de-;day public       
comment period1 at the beginning of     
which the participating county shall    
publish in any publications of local    

record a proposal that describes the    
proposed use of the county funds to be  
reallocated4  4  #c4 ,termination of    
authority ,section #cjd of the ,secure  
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gadd7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7a71 by striking #bjag and   
inserting #bjai2 and  7#b7 by striking  
subsection 7b7 and inserting the        
following3  7b7 ,availability ,county   
funds shall remain available until      
expended4  4