,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4 
,merkley7 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   
restore the full #ge-percent payment to 
counties from the ,oregon and           
,california land-grant fund1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,secure ,rural 
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,clarification     
,act4  #b4 ,restoration of ,oregon and  
,california land-grant fund payments to 
counties  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#c7aj7 of the ,secure ,rural ,schools   
and ,community ,self-,determination ,act
 of #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7aj77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by striking the paragraph
 designation and heading and all that   

follows through means and inserting the 
following3  7#aj7 ,,blm revenue-based   
payment ,the term ,,blm revenue-based   
payment means  2  7#b7 by striking      
#ej-percent2  7#c7 by striking 7chapter 
#hgf2 #ej ,stat4 #hge2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaha;f7 and inserting 7#ej ,stat4 #hge1
 chapter #hgf2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #bfje72 and
  7#d7 by striking 7chapter #add2 #ec   
,stat4 #gec2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #aaha;f-#a et
 seq47 and inserting 7#ec ,stat4 #gec1  
chapter #add2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba et    
seq474  7b7 ,technical and conforming   
amendments  7#a7 ,section #c of the     
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7 is amended-- 7,a7 in   
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking the    
paragraph designation and heading and   
all that follows through means in the   
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and  
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,forest  
,service adjusted share ,the term       
,forest ,service adjusted share means  2
  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a77i71 by      

striking base share and inserting       
,forest ,service base share2 and  7iii7 
in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking       
paragraph 7#h77;,a7 and inserting       
paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b7-- 7i7 by striking the paragraph    
designation and heading and all that    
follows through means in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and         
inserting the following3  7#b7 ,forest  
,service base share ,the term ,forest   
,service base share means  2  7ii7 in   
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 
by striking ,federal land described in  
paragraph 7#g77;,a7 and inserting       
covered ,national ,forest ,system land2 
and  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting
 of before acres2 and  7iii7 in         
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 
by striking #be-percent payments and    
inserting ,forest ,service revenue-based
 payments2 and  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71  
by striking paragraph 7#i77;,b77i7 and  
inserting paragraph 7#b77;,b77i72  7,c7 
in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by striking 7as 

defined in paragraph 7#g772  7,d7 in    
paragraph 7#f71 by striking #be-percent 
payment and inserting ,forest ,service  
revenue-based payment2  7,e7 in         
paragraph 7#h7-- 7i7 by striking the    
paragraph designation and heading and   
all that follows through means in the   
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and  
inserting the following3  7#h7 ,,blm    
adjusted share ,the term ,,blm adjusted 
share means  2  7ii7 in subparagraph    
7,a77i71 by striking #ej-percent base   
share and inserting ,,blm base share2   
and  7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by     
striking paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and        
inserting paragraph 7#aa77;,a72  7,f7 in
 paragraph 7#i7-- 7i7 by striking the   
paragraph designation and heading and   
all that follows through means in the   
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 and  
inserting the following3  7#i7 ,,blm    
base share ,the term ,,blm base share   
means  2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a77i71 
by striking ,federal land described in  
paragraph 7#g77;,b7 and inserting       

covered ,,blm land2 and  7iii7 in       
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 
by striking #ej-percent payments and    
inserting ,,blm revenue-based payments2 
and  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking 
paragraph 7#b77;,b77i7 and inserting    
paragraph 7#ab77;,b77i72  7,g7 in       
paragraph 7#ae7-- 7i7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking the ,federal land     
described in paragraph 7#g77;,a7 and    
inserting covered ,national ,forest     
,system land2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 by striking the ,federal land     
described in paragraph 7#g77;,b7 and    
inserting covered ,,blm land2  7,h7 in  
paragraph 7#ag71 by striking the        
paragraph designation and heading and   
all that follows through means and      
inserting the following3  7#ag7 ,forest 
,service revenue-based payment ,the term
 ,forest ,service revenue-based payment 
means  2  7,i7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#ag7 as        
paragraphs 7#aa71 7#ab71 7#d71 7#h71    
7#g71 7#i71 7#aj71 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71    

7#ad71 7#ae71 7#af71 7#ag71 7#ah71      
7#ai71 and 7#ac71 respectively2  7,j7 in
 paragraph 7#aj7 7as so redesignated7-- 
7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking   
7,b7 such and inserting the following3  
7#e7 ,covered ,,blm land ,the term      
covered ,,blm land means such  2 and    
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by     
striking 2 and at the end and inserting 
a period2 and  7,,ii7 by striking 7,a7  
land and inserting the following3  7,a7 
covered ,national ,forest ,system land2 
and  7,b7 covered ,,blm land4  7#f7     
,covered ,national ,forest ,system land 
,the term covered ,national ,forest     
,system land means land  2 and  7,k7 by 
moving paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#ai7 7as
 so designated7 so as to appear in      
numerical order4  7#b7 ,section #aja of 
the ,secure ,rural ,schools and         
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaaa7 is amended--
 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking
 adjusted share and inserting ,forest   
,service adjusted share2  7,b7 in       

subsection 7b77#a71 by striking         
#ej-percent adjusted share and inserting
 ,,blm adjusted share2  7,c7 by striking
 #be-percent payment each place it      
appears and inserting ,forest ,service  
revenue-based payment2 and  7,d7 by     
striking #ej-percent payment each place 
it appears and inserting ,,blm          
revenue-based payment4  7#c7 ,section   
#ajb of the ,secure ,rural ,schools and 
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7 is amended--
 7,a7 in subsections 7a7 and 7b7-- 7i7  
by striking #be-percent payment each    
place it appears and inserting ,forest  
,service revenue-based payment2 and     
7ii7 by striking #ej-percent payment    
each place it appears and inserting     
,,blm revenue-based payment2  7,b7 in   
subsection 7c77#a71 in the matter       
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 ,federal land described in section     
#c7g77;,a7 and inserting covered        
,national ,forest ,system land2  7,c7 in
 subsection 7d77#a7-- 7i7 in            

subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in the         
subparagraph heading1 by striking       
#be-percent payment or #ej-percent      
payment and inserting forest service    
revenue-based payment or ,,blm          
revenue-based payment2 and  7,,ii7 by   
striking the #be-percent payments or    
#ej-percent payment and inserting the   
,forest ,service revenue-based payments 
or the ,,blm revenue-based payments2 and
  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking
 the #be-percent payments or #ej-percent
 payments and inserting the ,forest     
,service revenue-based payments or the  
,,blm revenue-based payments2 and  7,d7 
in subsection 7f77#b71 by striking the  
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 and #be-percent
 payments and inserting this ,act and   
,forest ,service revenue-based payments4
  7#d7 ,section #bja7d77;,a7 of the     
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gaba7d77;,a77 is amended by  

striking the ,federal land described in 
section #c7g77;,b7 and inserting covered
 ,,blm land4  7#e7 ,section             
#bjc7;b77#f77;,a7 of the ,secure ,rural 
,schools and ,community                 
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gabc7;b77#f77;,a77 is amended
 by striking the project1 and inserting 
project4  7#f7 ,section #bje7;a77#c7 of 
the ,secure ,rural ,schools and         
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gabe7;a77#c77 is  
amended by striking may1 and inserting  
may4  #c4 ,clarification of election    
options ,section #ajb7;b77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,secure ,rural ,schools and         
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7;b77#a77;,a77
 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the      
subparagraph designation and heading and
 all that follows through as applicable1
 shall and inserting the following3     
7,a7 ,making of election  7i7 ,in       
general ,an election described in clause
 7ii7 shall  2 and  7#b7 by adding at   

the end the following3  7ii7 ,election  
described ,an election referred to in   
clause 7i7 is an election to receive1 as
 applicable-- 7,i7 the county payment2  
7,,ii7 a share of the ,state payment2   
7,,iii7 the county payment and a share  
of the ,state payment2  7,,iv7 the ,,blm
 revenue-based payment2  7,v7 a share of
 the ,forest ,service revenue-based     
payment2  7,,vi7 the ,,blm revenue-based
 payment and a share of the ,forest     
,service revenue-based payment2  7,,vii7
 the ,,blm revenue-based payment and a  
share of the ,state payment2 or         
7,,viii7 the county payment and a share 
of the ,forest ,service revenue-based   
payment4  4