HomeMy WebLinkAbout117-08 - Res. Counties & Schools CoalitionResolution No 117-08
Counties & Schools Coalition
Purpose: Designating 15% to 20% of the Safety Net Full Payment Amount 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 110-343 makes provisions for safety net payments to counties for up to four (4)
years with either 15% to 20% 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'
Title II funds 13
Title III funds 7
* If your total SRSCA funding exceeds $350,000, then a maximum of 7% may be assigned to
Title III
* * Please review the new Title III guidelines before completing this resolution.
Be it further resolved that this election be communicated to the Governor's office and the
Regional Forester's office by November 10, 2008; and
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Be it further resolved bat this action be conmunicated to a
receive Fo- est Reserve payments
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