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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. 73-01
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; and
WHEREAS, these receipts 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 has recognized that these policy shifts have negatively impacted
local communities and the health of our National Forests; and
WHEREAS, Congress has 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
years with either 15% to 20% of these funds being allocated to projects which would enhance the
health and safety of US National Forests.
NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED, 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 II 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 30,2001; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOL VED, that this action be communicated to all jurisdictions in
Jefferson County which receive Forest Reserve Payments.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of September, 2001.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIO