1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools Payments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Updated February 1, 2022 Section 41202 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) reauthorized payme
2、nts pursuant to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS; P.L. 106-393, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 7101-7153). Formula-based SRS payments are made to counties containing national forestsmanaged by the U.S. Forest Service (FS)and counties in Oregon containing the Oregon and Calif
3、ornia Railroad (O&C) lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road (CBWR) landsmanaged by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Background State and local governments are authorized to receive payments through various programs due to the presence of federal land within their jurisdictions. Some of these payment prog
4、rams are based on the revenue generated from specific land uses and activities; other payments are based on acreage of federal land or nonrevenue factors. For example, Congress authorized counties to receive a portion of annual revenue generated on O&C lands (43 U.S.C. 2605), CBWR lands (43 U.S.C. 2