Title
Adopt a Resolution Which (a) Elects to Receive 2013 Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act (SRSCA) Funding; and (b) Elects to Use 100-percent of the funds received for public roads and schools under Title I of the SRSCA.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution electing (a) to receive 2013 Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act (SRSCA) funding and (b) to use 100-percent of the funds received for public roads and schools under Title I of the SRSCA.
SUMMARY:
This action would approve the election to receive funds from the U.S. Forest Service under the one year reauthorization of the SRSCA and to use 100-percent of the funds received for public roads and schools under Title I of the SRSCA.
DISCUSSION:
In 1908, congress enacted law requiring 25 percent of the revenues derived from National Forest lands be paid to states for use by counties in which the lands are situated for the benefit of public schools and roads. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 was enacted and re-authorized for FY 2008 - 2011 ("SRS2008"). Under SRS2008, the County elected to receive a guaranteed share of the dollars apportioned to the State of California. The attached Table 1 shows the guaranteed amounts upon which the Board made its prior elections as compared to the actual amounts received.
As illustrated in the attached Table 1, in 2011 the U.S. Forest Service notified County staff that the guaranteed payment projections originally provided to the County on which to base its initial election were erroneous. The result was a 2011 payment of $21,562. Staff noted the discrepancy in a letter to both the US Forest Service and the California State Association of Counties in September 2011 but no additional action was taken by either organization.
On July 6, 2012, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 was reauthorized for federal fiscal ...
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