FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: Keeping the Commitment to Rural Communities
Options for reauthorizing and reforming the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act and Payments in Lieu of Taxes
March 19, 2013
10:00 AM
SD-366 Senate Dirksen Building
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the options and challenges related to possible reauthorization and reform of two payment programs for local governments - the recently expired Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act and the Payment in Lieu of Taxes.
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witnesses’ testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Member Statements
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The Honorable Max Baucus
United States Senator
Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Thomas Tidwell
ChiefU.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture -
Ms. Pamela K. Haze
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Finance, Performance and AcquisitionU.S. Department of the Interior -
Ms. Anne-Marie Fennell
DirectorNatural Resources and Environment Team, Government Accountability Office
Witness Panel 2
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Mr. Jay O'Laughlin Ph.D
Professor of Forestry and Policy SciencesUniversity of Idaho, College of Natural Resouces, Moscow, ID -
Mr. Mark Haggerty
Policy AnalystHeadwaters Economics, Bozeman, MT -
Mr. Paul J. Pearce
PresidentNational Forest Counties and Schools Coalition, Stevenson, WA -
Mr. Ryan R. Yates
Associate Legislative DirectorLegislative Affairs Department, National Association of Counties
