USDA Forest Service

Pacific Northwest Region

Northeast Oregon Forest's Resource Advisory Committee

Background
On October 30, 2000, Congress signed Public Law 106-393.  This law is called the "Secure Rural School and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000" (commonly known as Payments to Counties).

Recognizing that revenue from timber harvest has been sharply curtailed during recent years, the Law addresses funds received on Federal land which have historically been shared with counties.  These funds have been used for schools and roads.  For each year 2001-2006, the law allows counties to receive a payment from the Federal government based on the average of their top three years (1986-1999) of payments from Federal lands.

        Overview of the program 

• Narrative version

The Act  ~ Copy of the legislation in PDF format.  View with Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Contacts

Forms

Fiscal Year 2004 Projects 

Map of Resource Advisory Committee Area 

News Releases   (updated 5/18/2004)

Project Progress Reports (FY02 and FY03)