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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Nov 3, 1999
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 1999 - Title I: Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing Federal Lands - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to timber-related and other revenue sharing payments from Bureau of Land Management and National Forest System lands (including certain California and Oregon lands), to calculate the full payment amount for eligible States and counties by averaging the three highest annual 25 percent payments or 50 percent payments, respectively, during the FY 1984 through 1999 eligibility period. Provides for annual adjustments.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to eligible States from Forest Service lands for affected counties to use for public education and transportation through FY 2006. Sets forth State distribution and county expenditure provisions, including a special provision for counties receiving less than $100,000 in FY 2000.(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to make payments to eligible counties from Bureau of Land Management lands for public safety, law enforcement, education, and other public purposes through FY 2006. Sets forth payment and expenditure provisions.Title II: Locally Initiated Projects on Federal Lands - States that project funds shall be expended solely for projects meeting the requirements of this title that are conducted on Federal lands.(Sec. 203) Sets forth submission provisions for: (1) projects using project funds or special accounts; and (2) joint projects. Requires a county to get local advisory committee approval for a proposed project. Includes among authorized projects: (1) search, rescue, and emergency services; and (2) community service work camps.(Sec. 204) Sets forth project approval requirements. Directs the Secretary concerned to complete any required environmental project review, which shall be paid by the county if so requested by the Secretary. States that project approval by the Secretary concerned shall be considered a final agency action.Authorizes the Secretary concerned to enter into project contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with States, local governments, private and nonprofit entities, and individuals. Authorizes best value contracting.(Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary concerned to establish and maintain a local advisory committee for each unit of Federal lands, which shall review and recommend projects.(Sec. 206) Sets forth provisions respecting use of project funds, including a special rule for work camp projects.(Sec. 207) Directs a county to submit to the Secretary concerned a sufficient number of projects which, if approved, would result in the obligation of the full reserved amount for such county by the end of each fiscal year. Provides for the disposition of unobligated funds in special accounts, or after FY 2006, in the general fund of the Treasury.(Sec. 208) Directs the Secretary concerned to deposit locally initiated project funds in the appropriate regional Forest Service account and BLM account in the Treasury (established by this Act), and after FY 2006, in the general fund of the Treasury. Authorizes account use for project activities, but prohibits fund obligations after September 30, 2007.Title III: Forest Counties Payments Committee - Establishes the Forest Counties Payments Committee, which shall terminate three years after enactment of this Act, to develop recommendations to ensure that States and counties in which Federal lands are situated receive adequate Federal payments for public education and other public purposes.(Sec. 306) Expresses the sense of Congress that State and county payments under title I should be replaced by a long-term payment solution.Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes appropriations..
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Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R–GA
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Became Public Law No: 106-393.
Became Public Law No: 106-393.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H9575, H9607-9614; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H9607-9612)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H9575, H9607-9614; text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H9607-9612)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion.
Mr. Goodlatte moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10113-10114)
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Received in the Senate.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2389.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 274 - 153 (Roll no. 560).
House roll call 560 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 274 - 153 (Roll no. 560).
House roll call 560 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2389.
DEBATE - The Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Udall of Colorado.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2389.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jim Kolbe to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 352 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2389 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1, modified by the amendments printed in the H. Rept. 106-347. Bill is open to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, shall be open for amendment at any point.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 352. (consideration: CR H11395-11420; text of measure as reported in House: CR H11404-11409)
Rule H. Res. 352 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 352 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2389 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Makes in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a subisitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1, modified by the amendments printed in the H. Rept. 106-347. Bill is open to amendments. The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, shall be open for amendment at any point.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
Committee on Resources discharged.
Committee on Resources discharged.
House Committee on Resources Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 29, 1999.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 106-392, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 106-392, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
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.
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.
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.
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Introduced in House
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