Collapse to view only § 7101. Purposes
§ 7101. PurposesThe purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to stabilize and transition payments to counties to provide funding for schools and roads that supplements other available funds;
(2) to make additional investments in, and create additional employment opportunities through, projects that—
(A)
(i) improve the maintenance of existing infrastructure;
(ii) implement stewardship objectives that enhance forest ecosystems; and
(iii) restore and improve land health and water quality;
(B) enjoy broad-based support; and
(C) have objectives that may include—
(i) road, trail, and infrastructure maintenance or obliteration;
(ii) soil productivity improvement;
(iii) improvements in forest ecosystem health;
(iv) watershed restoration and maintenance;
(v) the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of wildlife and fish habitat;
(vi) the control of noxious and exotic weeds; and
(vii) the reestablishment of native species; and
(3) to improve cooperative relationships among—
(A) the people that use and care for Federal land; and
(B) the agencies that manage the Federal land.
(Pub. L. 106–393, § 2, as added Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3893.)
§ 7102. DefinitionsIn this chapter:
(1) Adjusted shareThe 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 shareThe 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 1
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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
(4) Eligible countyThe 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 7112(b) of this title.
(5) Eligibility period
(6) Eligible State
(7) Federal landThe term “Federal land” means—
(A) land within the National Forest System, as defined in section 1609(a) of this title 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 shareThe 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 shareThe 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 1 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
(11) Full funding amountThe 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 adjustmentThe 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
(14) Safety net payments
(15) Secretary concernedThe 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
(17) 25-percent payment
(Pub. L. 106–393, § 3, as added Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3894; amended Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title I, § 100101(a)(1), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 905; Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title IV, § 401(a)(1), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1076; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8704(a)(1)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4877; Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title XII, § 41202(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1132.)