WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo issued the following news release:
President Donald Trump today signed S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act, which will reauthorize the SRS program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and provide lapsed payments for any missed payments for FYs 2024 and 2025. U.S. Senators from Idaho and Oregon celebrated the President's signature as a win for Idaho's and Oregon's rural counties stewarding untaxed federal lands. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) led introduction of the bill in the U.S. Senate.
Thirty-four of Idaho's 44 counties received SRS payments in 2023. Under Idaho law, 30 percent of SRS funding goes to counti...