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Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005

Introduced: February 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2005
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-117, Part I.
May 18, 2005
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
May 18, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2005
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Feb 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2013, including the authority for special and county projects on National Forest System and certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands.

Amends the Act to: (1) make elections by eligible counties to receive the full payment amount with respect to payments from National Forest lands for the benefit of public education and transportation or the BLM lands for the benefit of public safety, law enforcement, education, and other public purposes effective through FY2013; (2) give eligible counties the opportunity to make payment elections in writing during the last quarter of FY2006; and (3) reserve for payments specified revenues, fees, penalties, and miscellaneous receipts (exclusive of required deposits) in the event of a shortfall.

Amends the Act regarding: (1) resource advisory committee membership; and (2) revision of the merchantable material contracting pilot program.

Requires counties participating in county projects to submit to the Secretary concerned a specified written notification for each project for which the participating county obligated county funds. Requires the Secretary concerned to: (1) review such notifications; and (2) report annually to specified congressional committees.

What's happening now June 9, 2005

Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-117, Part I.

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