S. 2581 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2581 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. 1. Short title 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) 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. 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. .