The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it has issued payment to 18 counties in western Oregon eligible under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act extension. The amount paid to the Oregon & California (O&C) counties was $39,630,137.85. Oct. 2, 2013 Congress passed a one year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act as part of the Helium Stewardship Act (Public Law No: 113-40). Over the years, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act projects have provided trail maintenance, culvert replacement or removal, soil improvement, vegetation/density management, wildfire hazard reduction, stream channel enhancement, control of noxious and exotic weeds, and opportunities for youth training and employment. Additional information about the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act is available online at: blm.gov/or/rac/ctypaypayments.php
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
