Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 3 DEFINITIONS **[**[16 U.S.C. 7102](/us/usc/t16/s7102)**]** In this Act: ####

(1)Adjusted share The term “**adjusted share**” means the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— #####

(A)the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— ######

(i)the base share for the eligible county; by ######

(ii)the income adjustment for the eligible county; by #####

(B)the number equal to the sum of the quotients obtained under subparagraph

(A)and paragraph (8)(A) for all eligible counties. ####

(2)Base share The term “**base share**” means the number equal to the average of— #####

(A)the quotient obtained by dividing— ######

(i)the number of acres of Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A) in each eligible county; by ######

(ii)the total number acres of Federal land in all eligible counties in all eligible States; and #####

(B)the quotient obtained by dividing— ######

(i)the amount equal to the average of the 3 highest 25-percent payments and safety net payments made to each eligible State for each eligible county during the eligibility period; by ######

(ii)the amount equal to the sum of the amounts calculated under clause

(i)and paragraph (9)(B)(i) for all eligible counties in all eligible States during the eligibility period. ####

(3)County payment The term “**county payment**” means the payment for an eligible county calculated under section 101(b). ####

(4)Eligible county The term “**eligible county**” means any county that— #####

(A)contains Federal land (as defined in paragraph (7)); and #####

(B)elects to receive a share of the State payment or the county payment under section 102(b). ####

(5)Eligibility period The term “**eligibility period**” means fiscal year 1986 through fiscal year 1999. ####

(6)Eligible state The term “**eligible State**” means a State or territory of the United States that received a 25-percent payment for 1 or more fiscal years of the eligibility period. ####

(7)Federal land The term “**Federal land**” means— #####

(A)land within the National Forest System, as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)) exclusive of the National Grasslands and land utilization projects designated as National Grasslands administered pursuant to the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010–1012); and #####

(B)such portions of the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land as are or may hereafter come under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, which have heretofore or may hereafter be classified as timberlands, and power-site land valuable for timber, that shall be managed, except as provided in the former section 3 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181c), for permanent forest production. ####

(8)50-percent adjusted share The term “**50-percent adjusted share**” means the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— #####

(A)the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— ######

(i)the 50-percent base share for the eligible county; by ######

(ii)the income adjustment for the eligible county; by #####

(B)the number equal to the sum of the quotients obtained under subparagraph

(A)and paragraph (1)(A) for all eligible counties. ####

(9)50-percent base share The term “**50-percent base share**” means the number equal to the average of— #####

(A)the quotient obtained by dividing— ######

(i)the number of acres of Federal land described in paragraph (7)(B) in each eligible county; by ######

(ii)the total number acres of Federal land in all eligible counties in all eligible States; and #####

(B)the quotient obtained by dividing— ######

(i)the amount equal to the average of the 3 highest 50-percent payments made to each eligible county during the eligibility period; by ######

(ii)the amount equal to the sum of the amounts calculated under clause

(i)and paragraph (2)(B)(i) for all eligible counties in all eligible States during the eligibility period. ####

(10)50-percent payment The term “**50-percent payment**” means the payment that is the sum of the 50-percent share otherwise paid to a county pursuant to title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875; 43 U.S.C. 1181f), and the payment made to a county pursuant to the Act of May 24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; 43 U.S.C. 1181f–1 et seq.). ####

(11)Full funding amount The term “**full funding amount**” means— #####

(A)$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; #####

(B)for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, the amount that is equal to 90 percent of the full funding amount for the preceding fiscal year; #####

(C)for fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2015, the amount that is equal to 95 percent of the full funding amount for the preceding fiscal year; #####

(D)for fiscal year 2017, the amount that is equal to 95 percent of the full funding amount for fiscal year 2015; #####

(E)for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020, the amount that is equal to 95 percent of the full funding amount for the preceding fiscal year; and #####

(F)for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount that is equal to the full funding amount for fiscal year 2017. ####

(12)Income adjustment The term “**income adjustment**” means the square of the quotient obtained by dividing— #####

(A)the per capita personal income for each eligible county; by #####

(B)the median per capita personal income of all eligible counties. ####

(13)Per capita personal income The term “**per capita personal income**” means the most recent per capita personal income data, as determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. ####

(14)Safety net payments The term “**safety net payments**” means the special payment amounts paid to States and counties required by section 13982 or 13983 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–66; 16 U.S.C. 500 note; 43 U.S.C. 1181f note). ####

(15)Secretary concerned The term “**Secretary concerned**” means— #####

(A)the Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A); and #####

(B)the Secretary of the Interior or the designee of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Federal land described in paragraph (7)(B). ####

(16)State payment The term “**State payment**” means the payment for an eligible State calculated under section 101(a). ####

(17)25-percent payment The term “**25-percent payment**” means the payment to States required by the sixth paragraph under the heading of “**FOREST SERVICE**” in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500). # TITLE I SECURE PAYMENTS FOR STATES AND COUNTIES CONTAINING FEDERAL LAND2 2Section 751 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–76; 115 Stat. 739) provides as follows: Sec. 751.

(a)Temporary Use of Existing Payments to States Table.—Notwithstanding section 101(a)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), for the purpose of making the fiscal year 2001 payments under section 102 of such Act to eligible States and eligible counties, the full payment amount for each eligible State and eligible county shall be deemed to be equal to the full payment amount calculated for that eligible State or eligible county in the Forest Service document entitled “P.L. 106–393, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act” and dated July 31, 2001, subject to the adjustment required by section 101(b) of such Act.

(b)Revision of Table.—For the purpose of making payments under section 102 of such Act to eligible States and eligible counties for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, as required by section 101(a)(1) of such Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise the table referred to in subsection

(a)to accurately reflect, to the maximum extent practicable, each eligible State's and eligible county's historic share of the 25-percent payments and safety net payments made for the fiscal years of the eligibility period.

(c)Reporting Requirement.—Not later than March 1, 2002, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report containing the revisions made to the table referred to in subsection (a), as required by subsection (b).

(d)Additional Eligible County Election.—Notwithstanding section 102(b)(2) of such Act, if the revision pursuant to subsection

(b)of the table referred to in subsection

(a)results in a reduced full payment amount for an eligible county that elected under section 102(b) of such Act to receive the full payment amount, the eligible county shall have a 90-day period, beginning on the date the revised table is first available to the public, during which to reconsider and change its election. The eligible county shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture of any change in its election before the end of such period. If an eligible county elects under this subsection to receive the 25-percent payment in place of the full payment amount, the election shall be effective for 1 year.

(e)Treatment of Certain Mineral Leasing Receipts.—(1) An eligible county that elects under section 102(b) of such Act to receive its share of an eligible State's full payment amount shall continue to receive its share of any payments made to that State from a lease for mineral resources issued by the Secretary of the Interior under the last paragraph under the heading “forest service.” in the Act of March 4, 1917 (Chapter 179; 16 U.S.C. 520).

(2)Section 6(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(b)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “The preceding sentence shall also apply to any payment to a State derived from a lease for mineral resources issued by the Secretary of the Interior under the last paragraph under the heading‘forest service.’in the Act of March 4, 1917 (Chapter 179; 16 U.S.C. 520).”.

(f)Definitions.—In this section, the terms “**eligible State**”, “eligible county”, “eligibility period”, “full payment amount”, “25-percent payment”, and “safety net payments” have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of such Act, and the term “**such Act**” means the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note).

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