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News Release
USDA Forest Service
Washington, D.C.
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Contact:
Joe Walsh, 202-205-1134 |
FOREST SERVICE
FINAL PAYMENTS TO STATES
WASHINGTON, Feb.16, 2000 -- Agriculture
Secretary Dan Glickman today announced that forty-one
states and Puerto Rico will share over $208 million
from national forest receipts to fund schools and
roads.
"These payments represent a continued commitment
between the Forest Service and rural America. These
payments allow rural communities to share in the
assets of our public lands," Glickman said.
Oregon receives the largest final payment, $20.3
million, followed by California, $8.7 million, and
Washington, $6.5 million.
The Forest Service pays out 25 percent of its annual
revenues collected from timber sales, grazing, recreation,
minerals, and land uses to states in which national
forest lands are located. These payments do not
include national grassland revenues, which are calculated
on a calendar year basis and are paid to counties
in the spring.
Glickman noted that payments to states have declined
dramatically since 1989 due to decreased timber
harvests over the past decade. However, the Administration
has been working with Congress to try to stabilize
payments to counties and schools.
"The Administration is committed to providing
both stable payments for schools and roads as well
as sound management and protection of our National
Forests. We don't have to sacrifice one for the
other. We believe we can balance both these social
imperatives," Glickman said.''
On Oct. 15, 1999, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Forest Service made interim payments of $149 million
to states based on estimated national forest revenues
for the year. A final payment of over $59 million,
based on actual receipts collected during the year,
was paid January 14 of this year.
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Interim
Payment Made Oct. 1 |
Final
Payment Made Jan. 14 |
Total
Payment |
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Alabama
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$469,683.20
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$157,457.91
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$627,141.11
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Alaska
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1,371,607.34
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618,829.71
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1,990,437.05
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Arizona
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1,239,246.51
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505,411.12
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1,744,657.63
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Arkansas
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5,395,357.34
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2,744,191.39
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8,139,548.73
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California
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19,880,435.00
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8,753,572.99
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28,634,007.99
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Colorado
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2,793,570.68
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1,342,492.55
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4,136,063.23
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Florida
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381,737.06
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273,359.66
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655,096.72
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Georgia
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212,845.70
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72,068.37
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284,914.07
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Idaho
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5,034,031.62
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2,485,191.72
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7,519,223.34
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Illinois
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159,892.32
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54,379.30
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214,271.62
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Indiana
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20,006.27
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7,546.25
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27,552.52
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Kentucky
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47,595.28
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21,026.09
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68,621.37
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Louisiana
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1,561,493.68
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608,164.74
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2,169,658.42
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Maine
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21,026.77
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16,553.11
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37,579.88
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Michigan
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2,462,254.39
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653,405.96
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3,115,660.35
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Minnesota
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2,436,373.54
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1,963,629.41
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4,400,002.95
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Mississippi
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5,656,432.56
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2,535,363.88
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8,191,796.44
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Missouri
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929,835.03
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283,962.59
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1,213,797.62
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Montana
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4,394,657.93
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1,786,223.53
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6,180,881.46
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Nebraska
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23,618.44
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10,585.05
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34,203.49
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Nevada
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205,597.29
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68,532.43
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274,129.72
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New Hampshire
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309,887.63
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244,642.41
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554,530.04
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New Mexico
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622,796.48
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289,564.31
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912,360.79
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New York
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1,507.13
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3,609.81
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5,116.94
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North Carolina
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553,458.05
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228,703.22
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782,161.27
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North Dakota
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116.54
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38.84
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155.38
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Ohio
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16,153.49
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6,830.81
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22,984.30
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Oklahoma
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1,024,908.98
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489,385.87
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1,514,294.85
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Oregon
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60,464,710.69
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20,326,772.77
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80,791,483.46
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Pennsylvania
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1,963,105.88
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806,883.19
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2,769,989.07
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South Carolina
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1,052,601.72
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611,740.36
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1,664,342.08
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South Dakota
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2,409,433.73
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908,804.85
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3,318,238.58
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Tennessee
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317,856.79
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218,710.30
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536,567.09
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Texas
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999,765.77
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1,304,362.49
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2,304,128.26
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Utah
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886,052.26
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499,673.41
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1,385,725.67
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Vermont
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95,111.30
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300,518.85
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395,630.15
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Virginia
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441,412.88
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211,238.12
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652,651.00
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Washington
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19,214,460.65
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6,513,785.02
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25,728,245.67
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West Virginia
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1,354,509.41
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469,044.08
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1,823,553.49
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Wisconsin
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1,122,270.94
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683,563.38
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1,805,834.32
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Wyoming
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1,209,746.09
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491,189.73
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1,700,935.82
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Puerto Rico
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10,685.71
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3,753.79
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14,439.50
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Total
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148,767,850.07
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59,574,763.37
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208,342,613.44
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Final payments to California, Oregon, and Washington
were computed under a provision of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993. Section 13982 of that
Act provides for payments to States for fiscal 1999
of 70 percent of the five-year average payment for
fiscals 1986-1990 for those national forests affected
by the northern spotted owl decision. If based solely
on actual receipts, payments to these states would
be lower.
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