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<br />~ndf a.ll ~®~ec~~On <br />~~~ <br />Continued from Page 1B <br />C®Ul~~`~ <br />~-~~~~ ~~~~~~ <br />' <br />~ , ~~EG~~. ~llNQ1NG ~ <br />~ <br />• ~ <br />.®~~~~~ S1('~'~'~ ~~ ~~~ <br />~~] <br />. replaces revenue from logging on <br />national forest land within the portion of the national forest money <br />-likely to be $6.3 million in Lane <br />' Editors note: Dollar amounts io- <br />the last two items of lhis chart <br />1.J ll <br />. j <br />~ <br />a ~ <br />~ <br />( <br />~ count s case - be used to give <br />County editor <br />ted b+~ <br />l <br />l <br />~, <br />, , <br />, <br />r y. <br />The 0&C money, managed by financial boosts to rural schools. He an <br />a <br />Were misca <br />cu <br />before publication in Sunday's <br />®Ciinton: President Clinton after more than a <br />year of jockeying in the the U.S. Bureau of Land Manage- has written a letter. urging Oregon newspaper. The numbers beloed ' <br />Sl s a bill rovidin 1n1~10nS <br />~ p g House and Senate, meet, goes to the county.'s discre- legislators to honor that plan rather <br />ra~- <br />recent <br />-th <br />ir <br />i <br />i are correct. ' <br />ofextra dollars to the state Lane County wi1T get a boost of $18.3 <br />million above current <br />federal fundin <br />in tionary general fund, which tom- <br />missioners can spend as they p <br />e <br />. <br />ng <br />nu <br />than cont <br />tice of putting it in the state's Com- ~ 2000 payments <br />. . <br />g <br />the first year of the six-year; inflation- please. The` U.S. Forest Service mon School Fund, which is divided For farmer Oregon & California <br />82 million <br />ad land: $9 <br />il <br />R <br />{. ., adjusted appropriation. money is earmarked for the coun- evenly among all school districts in . <br />ro <br />4 <br />Forest Service lantl: <br />For U:S <br />' <br />ByJOE MOSLEY pd~3i~.~ <br />T "This is the end'; of a long struggle, <br />and it's an extraordinarily great prod- ty's road fund. <br />If the current split of 75 percent the state. <br />Hex acknowledged, .however, _ <br />. <br />$14.Eo million <br />he Register•Guard <br />uct;' Oregon 4th District Rep. Peter De- <br />to counties and 25 percent to <br />that legislators will be hard-pressed <br />~ Total 2000 payments <br />President Clinton penned his name to <br />Fazio said after the lull was signed <br />Our <br />schools remains in effect -and the <br />to release potential Common School <br />$24:7: million <br />a pair of bills Monday that .will bring a <br /> <br />mea <br />f fi <br />bi <br />l <br />' . <br />state is the single greatest beneficiary. o. <br />decision will be up to the 2001 Leb Fund revenue if any of several <br />~ 2001 base payments , <br />sure o <br />sca <br />sta <br />lity to Oregon <br />s Lane County's <br />s}are of the federal islature -Lane County's road fund statewide tax-limitation and Far 0&C land: $13.12 million to <br />counties and' create. 175,000 acres of wil- <br />derness in the Steens Mountain area in . <br />move includes a 1 million increase in <br />y ~'• will get $18.95 million next year. government-reduction ballot mea- <br /> <br />sures are approved by voters next <br />$13.94 million <br />8 <br /> <br />Southeastern Oregon guaranteed funding tUat replaces annual The legislation also includes in- .95 <br />For Forest Service land. $1 <br />. <br />The state's congressional delegation payments historically:derived from log- centives far counties to reinvest in Tuesday. <br /> <br />the the Steens <br />DeFazio said <br />million to $20.14 million <br />and Lane County Commissioner Peter <br />So ging on former Oregon & California Rail- <br />road land, and a probable increase of $5.4 federal land within their borders, <br />requiring that they set aside either . <br />Mountain wilderness bill sets new ~ 2001 a meets for <br />p y <br />rest-related" projects <br />"f <br />renson were on hand for the Oval Of <br />Tice ceremony in which a funding formula million in guaranteed'' funding that 15 percent or 20 percent of their. standards for. protection of unique <br />Of the total o <br />For 0&C land: $2.46 million to <br />that will brie an increase of $115 million <br />g <br />' total 0&C and national forest cash <br />allotments for projects benefiting natural resources. <br />175,000 acres in the new wilderness 3 2Smillion <br />~ <br />74 <br />rest Service land: $4 <br />r F <br />F <br />to Oregon s timber counties became law Turn to COUNTY, Page 3B federal land area, 100,000 acres will be off-limits . <br />a <br />o <br />32million <br />milFion to $6 <br />• ~ The forest project money can be to cattle grazing - marking a ma- . <br /> used •for projects in any of six au- jar concession. by ranchers in the. ®Com6ined funding increases <br /> thorized categories: search, rescue <br />and emergency services; communi- area. <br />"I think this really is a break- tot 2001 <br />For 0&C land: $6.57 million <br />` <br /> ty service work camps; easement through, in terms of resource pro- .75 ` <br />Far Forest Service land: $11 <br /> purchases; forest-related education- tection," he said. million <br /> al opportunities; fire prevention "It assures not only for Orego- ~ Tota! 2001 increase <br /> and county planning; and communi- mans today but for Oregonians for- $18:32 million ' <br /> ty forestry. .. ever that the Steens will be there o~e9e~ Q,h District ReP Peer fler=az~o <br />- DeFazio emphasized that the in- not only as a unique ecosystem but <br />, ~ ' tent of Congress is that the school as a fabulous place. to visit." <br />N <br />~<, <br />... _ . . <br /> <br />~ <br />.. . <br />. <br /> ,, - <br />