Sec. 4. Block grants to States for enforcement of Federal law on Federal land
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For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall make a grant to each State for the purpose of permitting the State, directly or through subgrants with units of local government in that State, to maintain law and order on Federal land, protect individuals and property on Federal land, and enforce Federal law. Grant funds shall be used only to carry out law enforcement functions on Federal land. A State shall receive a grant under subsection
(a)for a fiscal year in an amount equal to the product of— the percentage determined under paragraph
(2)for that State; and the total amount appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for that fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (d). The percentage for a State for purposes of paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year shall be equal to the sum of the following: Thirty percent of the percentage determined by comparing the total acreage of Federal land in that State at the end of the preceding fiscal year and the total acreage of Federal land in all States at the end of the preceding fiscal year. Seventy percent of the percentage determined by comparing the total number of employees of the covered law enforcement agencies assigned to that State as of September 30, 2016, and the total number of all employees of the covered law enforcement agencies as of that date. A State or unit of local government receiving a grant or subgrant under this section shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an annual report— certifying that the grant funds were used only for the Federal land law enforcement functions specified in subsection (a); accounting for all expenditures incurred by the State or unit of local government in connection with performing such law enforcement functions on Federal land; and indicating whether grant funds were sufficient or insufficient to cover such expenditures. On account of the reduced costs to be incurred by the Secretary concerned as a result of the termination of the covered law enforcement agencies, for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to make grants under this section— an amount equal to seven percent of the Forest Service budget for fiscal year 2016; an amount equal to five percent of the Bureau of Land Management budget for fiscal year 2016; and such additional amounts as the Secretary concerned considers to be necessary for law enforcement functions on Federal land for a fiscal year, to be included in the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary concerned in support of the budget of the President for that fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.