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16 U.S.C. § 500 - Payment and evaluation of receipts to State or Territory for schools and roads; moneys received; projections of revenues and estimated payments

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On and after May 23, 1908, an amount equal to the annual average of 25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years from each national forest shall be paid, at the end of such year, by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State or Territory in which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State or Territorial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which such national forest is situated: Provided, That when any national forest is in more than one State or Territory or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein. In sales of logs, ties, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and other forest products the amounts made available for schools and roads by this section shall be based upon the stumpage value of the timber. Beginning October 1, 1976, the term “moneys received” shall include all collections under the Act of June 9, 1930, and all amounts earned or allowed any purchaser of national forest timber and other forest products within such State as purchaser credits, for the construction of roads on the National Forest Transportation System within such national forests or parts thereof in connection with any Forest Service timber sales contract. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, from time to time as he goes through his process of developing the budget revenue estimates, make available to the States his current projections of revenues and payments estimated to be made under the Act of May 23, 1908, as amended, or any other special Acts making payments in lieu of taxes, for their use for local budget planning purposes.

(May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 260; Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, § 13, 36 Stat. 963; June 30, 1914, ch. 131, 38 Stat. 441; Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, § 212, 58 Stat. 737; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(b), 64 Stat. 87; Pub. L. 94–588, § 16, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2961; Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(b), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3910.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextAct of June 9, 1930, referred to in text, is act June 9, 1930, ch. 416, 46 Stat. 527, popularly known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Act, which is classified generally to sections 576, 576a, and 576b of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 576 of this title and Tables. Act of May 23, 1908, referred to in text, is act May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 251. A portion of that act appearing at 35 Stat. 260 is classified to this section. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification “National forest” substituted in text for “forest reserve” the first, third and fourth time appearing, and for “reserve” the second time appearing, and “forest” substituted for “reserve”, on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests. Section is a combination of acts May 23, 1908, as amended, and Mar. 1, 1911, as amended.

Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 444. July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 412. July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 680. July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 423.

Amendments2008—Pub. L. 110–343, which directed substitution of “an amount equal to the annual average of 25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years from each national forest shall be paid” for “twenty-five percentum” and all that follows through “shall be paid” in provisions of both acts May 23, 1908, and Mar. 1, 1911, on which this section is based, was executed by making the substitution for “twenty-five per centum of all moneys received during any fiscal year from each national forest shall be paid”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 1976—Pub. L. 94–588 inserted provision that beginning Oct. 1, 1976, the term “moneys received” would include all collections under the Act of June 9, 1930, and all amounts earned or allowed any purchaser of national forest timber and other forest products within such State as purchaser credits, for the construction of roads on the National Forest Transportation System within such national forests or parts thereof in connection with any Forest Service timber sales contract, and that the Secretary of Agriculture shall, from time to time as he goes through his process of developing the budget revenue estimates, make available to the States his current projections of revenues and payments estimated to be made under the Act of May 23, 1908, as amended, or any other special Acts making payments in lieu of taxes, for their use for local budget planning purposes. 1950—Act Apr. 24, 1950, struck out second proviso relating to limitation paid county. 1944—Act Sept. 21, 1944, inserted sentence relating to stumpage value of the timber. 1914—Act June 30, 1914, changed per centum to be paid to each State from five to twenty-five.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2000 AmendmentPub. L. 106–393, § 1(a), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1607, which provided that the Act could be cited as the “Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000”, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3893. See section 1 of Pub. L. 106–393, set out as a Short Title note under section 7101 of this title.

Savings ProvisionProvisions of Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, not to be construed as affecting the distribution of livestock grazing revenues to local governments under this section, see section 701(j) of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands.

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-DeterminationPub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 751, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 739, provided for the determination of the full payment amount for each eligible State and eligible county for fiscal years 2002 to 2006 under former section 102 of Pub. L. 106–393, formerly set out below. Pub. L. 106–393, §§ 2, 3, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1608, 1609, which related to findings and purposes and provided definitions for Pub. L. 106–393, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3893. See sections 7101 and 7102 of this title. Pub. L. 106–393, titles I–IV, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1611–1623, as amended by Pub. L. 110–28, title V, § 5401(c), May 25, 2007, 121 Stat. 166; Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3893, provided that: [SECS. 101 to 403. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3893. See sections 7111 to 7153 of this title.] “SEC. 404. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.” [Repealed section 13982 of Pub. L. 103–66, which was set out as a note below, and section 13983 of Pub. L. 103–66, which was set out as a note under section 1181f of Title 43, Public Lands.]

Advisory Committee on Forest Counties PaymentsPub. L. 106–291, title III, § 320, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 990, as amended by Pub. L. 108–319, § 1, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1212, established the Forest Counties Payments Committee to recommend methods for making payments to States and counties with Federal lands and provided for its termination on Sept. 30, 2007. [Pub. L. 108–319, § 1, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1212, provided that the amendment made by section 1 to section 320 of Pub. L. 106–291 was effective as of Oct. 11, 2003.]

Sharing of Forest Service Timber Sale ReceiptsPub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13982, Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 681, as amended by Pub. L. 103–443, § 1(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4631, which related to the amount of payments for each fiscal year from 1994 through 2003 that the Secretary of the Treasury was to make, in lieu of making the 25-percent payments to States, for the benefit of counties eligible to receive the 25-percent payments to States, was repealed by Pub. L. 106–393, title IV, § 404, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1623.

Distribution of Moneys Received From Timber Salvage Sales ProgramPub. L. 102–381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1401, provided: “That notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys received from the timber salvage sales program in fiscal year 1993 and subsequent fiscal years shall be considered as money received for purposes of computing and distributing 25 per centum payments to local governments under 16 U.S.C. 500, as amended.” Similar provisions were contained in the following appropriations act: Pub. L. 103–138, title II, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1402.