United StatesBill would list applicable county choices for federal land payments
Eligible counties would choose only among the eight listed payment options that apply to them, while Forest Service and BLM payment names and definitions would be revised.
What it does
Eligible counties would use one of eight listed payment options or combinations when making an election. Each county could choose only an option that applies to it.
For BLM payments tied to Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands, the definition would drop “50-percent.” This revises the payment description, not an expressly labeled cap.
Elsewhere in the Secure Rural Schools law, percentage-based payment names would be replaced with Forest Service and BLM revenue-based names. Related share, land, numbering, and cross-reference terms would also be updated.
Argument forClearer agency-based names and an explicit options list could help counties identify the payment election that applies to them.
Argument againstEight listed choices could still confuse counties that must look elsewhere to learn which payment combinations apply to them.
More detail
Eligible counties would choose an applicable payment or payment combination from the eight-item list when making an election. The list covers county payments, shares of State or Forest Service payments, BLM payments, and specified combinations. Each choice is available only when it applies to that county.
The definition would remove “50-percent” and update citations to the two land laws. This provision concerns BLM payments tied to Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. The text does not label the deleted wording as a payment cap.
The proposal would replace percentage-based payment labels with agency-based revenue terms and update related definitions and references. The revisions apply across the cited Secure Rural Schools sections, including Forest Service provisions, and are not limited to the Oregon and California land provisions. The section also fixes paragraph numbering, citations, and punctuation.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Introduced in SenateLatest
- Sep 30Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Introduced
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