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| ARF- 2549 |
Regular Agenda Item 3. D.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Distribution of FY2013-14 Secure Rural Schools and Communities Funds ('Forest Fees') - $50,000.00 to Roads and $1,419,776.59 to School Districts. |
| Background Information |
The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination (SRSC) Act of 2000 was reauthorized for a four-year period in 2008 (PL-110-343) and reauthorized for an additional one year period in 2012. On October 2, 2013, Congress passed another one-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRSC) as part of HR 527 Helium Stewardship Act.
The SRSC Act provides assistance to rural counties negatively affected by unrealized revenues from publicly held lands. Funds generated by Title I of the SRSC Act have been used for schools and roads - to create employment opportunities, to maintain current infrastructure and to improve the health of watersheds and ecosystems. Continued funding beyond this year's allocation is dependent on action by the U.S. Congress. Twenty percent of Gila County's total allocation goes to a regional Resource Advisory Committee for distribution; the remaining 80% of the Title I funds as represented in this agenda item are allocated to the Board of Supervisors for distribution and use by Roads and School Districts. The Gila County share of Federal FY2013 SRSC Act funding for Roads and School Districts in the amount of $1,469,776.59 was received by the Gila County Treasurer’s Office on April 15, 2014. |
| Evaluation |
In each of the past four years (2010-2013), the Board of Supervisors has authorized the distribution of Title I SRSC Act funds for Gila County Roads and Schools as follows, upon recommendation of the Gila County Superintendent of Schools and County Management: $50,000 to Roads and the remainder to School Districts by a formula that provides a base amount for all districts and additional amounts based on forest acreage and student enrollment of each district.
SRSC Act Federal FY2013 funds in the amount of $1,469,776.59 were received by the Gila County Treasurer's Office April 15, 2014. In preparation for making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding distribution of these funds, the County School Superintendent discussed this item with County Management. School Districts have been advised that the County School Superintendent was recommending the use of the same general distribution formula used for the past four years. The proposed distribution schedule was provided to School Districts; feedback was favorable. |
| Conclusion |
| Gila County School Districts, County Management and the County School Superintendent are in agreement in the proposed recommendation to the Gila County Board of Supervisors for the distribution of $1,469,776.59 in funds received for the FY2013-14 school year as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act, namely $50,000.00 to Roads and $1,419,776.59 to Gila County School Districts. |
| Recommendation |
| The County School Superintendent and County Management recommend that the Board of Supervisors authorize the distribution of $1,469,776.59 in funds received for the FY2013-14 school year as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Self Determination Act (as reauthorized through HR 527 Helium Stewardship Act), namely $50,000.00 to Roads and $1,419,776.59 to Gila County School Districts. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Information/Discussion/Action to approve the distribution of $1,469,776.59 of Gila County's Secure Rural Schools and Communities Funds (SRSC - 'Forest Fees') for FY2013-14 as follows: $50,000.00 to Roads and $1,419,776.59 to Gila County School Districts. (Linda O'Dell) |
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