County officials hopeful for SRS
This map shows both lands managed by the United State Forest Service (green) and the Bureau of Land Management (tan), these lands are all accounted for when determining Secure Rural Schools (SRS) funds.
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WALLACE –– The up-in-the-air status of a federal funding bill has local authorities holding their breath.
Shoshone County Public Works Director Jessica Stutzke met with the Shoshone County Commissioners to discuss the potential impacts if the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 is not passed.
Secure Rural Schools, or SRS, is a program that was created in 2000 to temporarily supplement rural counties due to the decline of federal timber sales. As federal lands became more protected, counties with significant areas of national forest saw tremendous losses in logging revenue, which prompted the creation of the program.
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