Enacted
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill renews federal financial support through 2026 for rural counties containing national forests, helping fund public schools, road repairs, and emergency services. The Treasury Department must issue overdue payments for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 within 45 days, deducting any standard forest-revenue shares counties have already received. It also extends local advisory boards and gives counties until 2029 to finish spending their project funds.
People affected—The text reauthorizes payments and administrative authorities for eligible states, counties, and resource advisory committees without specifying a precise number of individuals or counties.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach34provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Federal lands & resources+15Public school funding+35Public works+30Federal vs. state/local+20
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Eligible forested counties and statesReceives reauthorized Secure Rural Schools formula payments through fiscal year 2026, expedited payments for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 within 45 days of enactment, and extended deadlines through fiscal year 2029 to spend project funds (Sec. 2).
- Resource advisory committeesOperates under extended flexibility through fiscal year 2026 for committee composition waivers and simplified member appointment procedures (Sec. 2(c)(1), Sec. 3).
Who it burdens
- Department of the TreasuryRequired to calculate offsets for previously distributed timber revenue-sharing payments and issue all fiscal year 2024 and 2025 payments to eligible states and counties within 45 days of enactment (Sec. 2(a)(1)(B)).