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SCM 1007: rural schools; reauthorization; urging Congress

PRIME SPONSOR: Senator Griffin, LD 14

BILL STATUS: Transmitted to Secretary of State

 

Legend: SOS – Secretary of State SRS – Secure Rural Schools Act Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelating to SRS reauthorization.

Provisions

1.       Urges Congress to reauthorize SRS funding for FY 2019 and FY 2020 and work toward a long-term solution. (Sec. 1)

2.       Directs the SOS to transmit copies of the memorial to the President, President of The Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives and each member of Congress from Arizona. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

The SRS was passed with a purpose statement of stabilizing payments to counties for schools and roads, making additional investments through employment opportunities, maintenance and restoration, and improving cooperative relationships. The SRS expired on September 30, 2015 and has not been reauthorized (PL 110-343). Without reauthorization, payments revert to the 1908 Act which consist of an amount equal to 25% of the average amounts received from the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding six fiscal years from each national forest to the counties for public schools and roads (16 U.S.C. § 500).

Additional Information

More information can be found at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  SCM 1007

Second Regular Session                               Version 4: Transmitted to Secretary of State

 

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