S. 356 · Signed into law · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Sponsor: Mike Crapo (R-ID)

What it does

• Extends Secure Rural Schools payments to states and counties containing federal land through FY2026
• Provides payments for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to eligible states and counties
• Extends county authority to initiate and carry out projects using Secure Rural Schools funds through FY2028
• Extends resource advisory committee authority to propose and initiate projects through FY2028

Official summary

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, including by extending payments made to states and counties containing federal land through FY2026, providing for payments for FY2024 and FY2025, extending the authority of counties to initiate projects using such funds through FY2028, and extending the authority to initiate projects proposed by resource advisory committees through FY2028.

Latest action

Dec 18, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-58.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources