Title I-Secure Payments for State and Counties Containing Federal Land
Highlights
A new formula for payments to eligible States and BLM eligible counties for fiscal years 2008 through 2011.The formula uses multiple factors, including acres of Federal land (proclaimed national forest) within an eligible county, the average 3 highest 25-percent payments made to each eligible State for each eligible county for the eligibility period, and an income adjustment based on the per capita personal income for each county.
The full funding amount for each of the fiscal year payments is $500 million for fiscal year 2008 and then 90% of the preceding year’s full funding amount for fiscal years 2009 through 2011. These amounts are used to calculate the State payments and should not be confused with the funding available to make the State payments.
California, Oregon, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, South Carolina, Texas and Washington are ‘covered’ states that will receive transition payments for fiscal year 2008-through 2010. These payments are based on the fiscal year 2006 state payments and ‘ramp down’ by fixed increments from fiscal year 2008 through 2010. These states will receive the State (‘formula’) payment for fiscal year 2011.
The expenditure rules for counties are modified: allocation to Title III projects is capped at 7 percent of total payment for counties receiving more than $350,000 in a given year. Counties receiving more than $100,000 in a given year must allocate 15% - 20% of their payment on Title II and/or Title III or return that amount to the U.S. Treasury. These new rules are explained further in the Election and Allocation Guidelines.
