Sens. Tester, Daines Push for Critical Resources for Montana Counties
Tester and Daines are calling on
"We have seen firsthand the hardships rural counties face as a result of SRS authorization lapsing," the Senators wrote. "Roads go unpaved and become unsafe. Mental and physical health services are scaled back or even ended. Fewer and fewer law enforcement officers are forced to patrol larger and larger areas."
SRS was enacted in 2000 and provides payments to counties with federal land to compensate for declining timber production. SRS payments are often used to fund essential services such as schools, law enforcement, and infrastructure.
SRS payments expired in 2015, leaving county governments without certainty about how to fund essential services. Counties received their last SRS payments in
Tester and Daines are sponsoring bipartisan legislation to extend SRS payments for two more years.
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Tester and Daines' letter is available HERE: https://www.tester.senate.gov/files/Letters/2017-10-31%20Tester%20Daines%20SRS%20Letter.pdf
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