HomeMy WebLinkAbout63-10 - Res. Counties & Schools CoalitionResolution No. (¿ 3 -tÔ
Counties & Schools Coalition
Purpose: Designating lSVo to 20Vo of the Safety Net Full Payment .A.mount to be Allocated to Local
Projects and specifying the percentage of funding to be allocated to Title II and III Projects.
Whereas forest counties having United States National Forests within their boundaries have received Forest Reserve
payments for roads and schools under the terms of the Agricultural Reapportionment Act of 1908; and
Whereas these receipts were a regular but cyclical source of revenue for schools and counties during most of the last
century; and
Whereas federal land policies during the past decade have shifted away from multiple use land management; and
Whereas Congress has recognized that these policy shifts have negatively impacted local communities and the
health of our National Forests; and
Whereas Congress has passed PL 110-343 - Sect.601(a), Division C which seeks to reconnect local communities
with decisions made on their national forests and invest in improving the health of our forests and watersheds; and
Whereas PL l10-343 makes provisions for safety net payments to counties for up to four (4) years with either 15%
fo20o/o of these funds being allocated to projects which would enhance the health and safety of US National Forests.
Be it therefore resolved that Mason County, which has elected to receive safety net payments under the provisions of
PL 110-343, hereby designates 20% (15% to 20%) of its safety net payments to be allocated to Title II or Title III
projects under this legislation; and
Be it further resolved that Mason County intends to allocate its' designated project funds in the following
proportions:
TitleIItunds_13 _%
Title III tunds 7 %
* If your total SRSCA funding exceeds $350,000, then a maximum of 7%o may be assigned to Title III.
** Please review the new Title III guidelines before completing this resolution.
Be it further resolved that this action be communicated to all jurisdictions in this county which receive Forest
Reserve payments.
Dated this 24ft day of August,2010.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COLTNTY COMMISSIONERS
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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