Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1999 (Introduced in the
House)
HR 1185 IH
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1185
To modify the requirements for paying Federal timber sale receipts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 1999
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
To modify the requirements for paying Federal timber sale receipts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization
Act of 1999'.
SEC. 2. SHARING OF FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALE RECEIPTS.
(1) FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2004- In lieu of making the 25-percent
payments to States for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall pay to each State that is otherwise eligible to receive
those payments the special payment amount determined for that State.
(2) FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2004-
(A) IN GENERAL- For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2004, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall pay to each State that is otherwise eligible for
the 25-percent payments to States, as elected by the State, either--
(i) the special payment amount determined for that State, in lieu of
the 25-percent payments to States otherwise applicable for that State;
or
(ii) the 25-percent payments to States applicable for that State.
(B) ELECTION- The election under subparagraph (A) shall be made by
the Governor of a State only once, for all fiscal years after fiscal year
2004, by not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act. If the Governor of a State fails to make the election by that date,
the State is deemed to have elected the payment described in subparagraph
(A)(i) for all fiscal years after fiscal year 2004.
(3) EXPENDITURE BY STATES- Amounts paid to a State under this subsection
shall be expended by the State in the same manner in which 25-percent payments
to States are required to be expended.
(b) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section:
(1) 25-PERCENT PAYMENTS TO STATES- The term `25-percent payments to
States' means the 25-percent payments authorized by the Act of May 23,
1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500) for the benefit of counties
in which national forests are situated, as in effect immediately before
the date of the enactment of this section.
(2) SPECIAL PAYMENT AMOUNT- The term `special payment amount' means,
for a State, the amount equal to--
(A) 76 percent, multiplied by
(B) the amount equal to--
(i) the total amount of 25-percent payments to States made to the
State for the 3 fiscal years (whether or not consecutive) for which those
payments were the highest in the period beginning October 1, 1985, and
ending September 30, 1995, divided by
The amount described in this paragraph shall be adjusted to reflect
changes in the consumer price index for urban areas (as published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics) that occur after publication of that index
for fiscal year 2004.
SEC. 3. SHARING OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TIMBER SALE RECEIPTS.
(1) FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2004- In lieu of making the 50-percent
payments to counties for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall pay to each county that is otherwise eligible to
receive those payments the special payment amount determined for that county.
(2) FISCAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2004-
(A) IN GENERAL- For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2004, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall pay to each county that is otherwise eligible to
receive the 50-percent payments to counties, as elected by the county,
either--
(i) the special payment amount, in lieu of the 50-percent payments
to counties otherwise applicable and allocable to that county; or
(ii) the share of the 50-percent payments to counties otherwise applicable
and allocable to the county.
(B) ELECTION- The election under subparagraph (A) shall be made by
the chief executive officer of a county only once, for all fiscal years
after fiscal year 2004, by not later than 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act. If the chief executive officer of a county fails
to make the election by that date, the county is deemed to have elected
the payment described in subparagraph (A)(i) for all fiscal years after
fiscal year 2004.
(b) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section:
(1) 50-PERCENT PAYMENTS TO COUNTIES- The term `50-percent payments
to counties' means the sum of the 50-percent share otherwise paid to a
county pursuant to title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875,
chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), and the payments made to counties pursuant
to the Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1
et seq.), as in effect immediately before the date of the enactment of
this section.
(2) SPECIAL PAYMENT AMOUNT- The term `special payment amount' means
the amount equal to--
(A) 76 percent, multiplied by
(B) the amount equal to--
(i) the total amount of 50-percent payments to counties made to the
county for the 3 fiscal years (whether or not consecutive) for which those
payments were the highest in the period beginning October 1, 1985, and
ending September 30, 1995, divided by
The amount described in this paragraph shall be adjusted to reflect
changes in the consumer price index for urban areas (as published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics) that occur after publication of that index
for fiscal year 2004.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public
Law 103-66) is amended by striking chapter 4 (107 Stat. 681-682).