HR-2099 : Still Just a Bill


Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021

This bill extends through FY2023 payments made to states and eligible counties containing certain federal land under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall carry out a pilot program to allow the Chief of the Forest Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to nominate members of resource advisory committees.

County funds may be used to provide or expand access to (1) broadband telecommunications services at local schools, or (2) the technology and connectivity necessary for students to use a digital learning tool at or outside of a local school campus.

Any county funds that were obligated by a county before October 1, 2017, but are unspent on October 1, 2020, may be used by the county for any authorized use and shall be available for projects initiated after October 1, 2020.

No county funds may be used for lobbying activity, regardless of the purpose for which the funds are obligated on or before the enactment of this bill.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2021-05-26CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.House committee actions
2021-05-25CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.House committee actions
2021-03-19IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2021-03-19IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2021-03-19IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Public Lands and Natural Resources
Related Subjects
  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Educational technology and distance education
  • Education programs funding
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Land use and conservation
  • Property tax
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Rural conditions and development
  • State and local finance
  • State and local taxation
Related Geographic Entities
  • Arizona
  • Montana
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