US Congress Senate Bill 1692 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-9-1)
Status: Introduced on October 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Secure Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to establish, for FY2012 and each following fiscal year, an amount that is equal to 95% of the full funding amount used for the previous fiscal year to make secure payments to eligible states and counties that contain certain lands. Permits a resource advisory committee under the Act to propose using up to 10% of certain project funds of an eligible county for administrative expenses associated with that committee's operations. Keeps the annual percentage for FY2010-FY2011 in place under the merchantable timber contracting pilot program for the implementation of approved projects in participating counties involving the sale of merchantable timber using separate contracts through FY2016. Extends the Act's provisions through FY2016. Entitles counties or other eligible units of local government in which U.S.-owned entitlement land is located to certain payments under the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program through FY2017.

County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2011-10-12	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6465-6466)

HB3599 (Related) 2012-01-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
HB14 (Related) 2012-03-21 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
HB4348 (Related) 2012-07-06 - Became Public Law No: 112-141.
SB1813 (Related) 2012-04-24 - See also H.R. 4348.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1692/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1692/BILLS-112s1692is.pdf