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STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
In the Matter of Designating 15% to 20% }
of the Safety Net Full Payment Amount }
to be Allocated to Local Projects }
RESOLUTION NO. 52-02
WHEREAS, forest counties having United States National Forests within their boundaries
have received Forest Reserve payments for roads and schools under the terms of the Agricultural
Reapportionment Act of 1908 that were a regular but cyclical source of revenue for schools and
counties during most of the last century; and
WHEREAS, federal land policies during the past decade have shifted away from multiple
use land management; and
WHEREAS, Congress recognized that these policy shifts have negatively impacted local
communities and the health of our Nationa.l Forests and passed HR 2389 which seeks to
reconnect local communities with decisions made on their national forests and invest in
improving the health of our forests and watersheds; and
WHEREAS, HR 2389 makes provisions for safety net payments to counties for up to six
(6) years with either 15% to 20% of these funds being allocated to projects which would enhance
the health and safety of US National Forests.
NO1¥, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED, by the Board of Jefferson County
Commissioners, that Jefferson County, which has elected to receive safety net payments under
the provisions of HR 2389, hereby designates 20% of its safety net payments to be allocated to
Title n or Title III projects under this legislation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOL VED, that this election be communicated to the Governor of the
State of Washington, by September 30, 2002; and
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Lorna Delaney, C~~?
Clerk of the Board