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16 U.S.C. § 7143a — Use
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**(a) Authorized uses** A participating county, including any applicable agencies of the participating county, shall use county funds, in accordance with this subchapter, only—
(1) to carry out activities under the Firewise Communities program to provide to homeowners in fire-sensitive ecosystems education on, and assistance with implementing, techniques in home siting, home construction, and home landscaping that can increase the protection of people and property from wildfires;
(2) to reimburse the participating county for search and rescue and other emergency services, including firefighting and law enforcement patrols, that are—
(A) performed on Federal land after the date on which the use was approved under subsection (b); and
(B) paid for by the participating county;
(3) to cover training costs and equipment purchases directly related to the emergency services described in paragraph (2);
(4) to develop and carry out community wildfire protection plans in coordination with the appropriate Secretary concerned; and
(5) to provide or expand access to—
(A) broadband telecommunications services at local schools; or
(B) the technology and connectivity necessary for students to use a digital learning tool at or outside of a local school campus.
**(b) Proposals** A participating county shall use county funds for a use described in subsection (a) only after a 45-day public comment period, at the beginning of which the participating county shall—
(1) publish in any publications of local record a proposal that describes the proposed use of the county funds; and
(2) submit the proposal to any resource advisory committee established under [section 7125 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7125&num=0&editi
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**(a) Authorized uses** A participating county, including any applicable agencies of the participating county, shall use county funds, in accordance with this subchapter, only—
(1) to carry out activities under the Firewise Communities program to provide to homeowners in fire-sensitive ecosystems education on, and assistance with implementing, techniques in home siting, home construction, and home landscaping that can increase the protection of people and property from wildfires;
(2) to reimburse the participating county for search and rescue and other emergency services, including firefighting and law enforcement patrols, that are—
(A) performed on Federal land after the date on which the use was approved under subsection (b); and
(B) paid for by the participating county;
(3) to cover training costs and equipment purchases directly related to the emergency services described in paragraph (2);
(4) to develop and carry out community wildfire protection plans in coordination with the appropriate Secretary concerned; and
(5) to provide or expand access to—
(A) broadband telecommunications services at local schools; or
(B) the technology and connectivity necessary for students to use a digital learning tool at or outside of a local school campus.
**(b) Proposals** A participating county shall use county funds for a use described in subsection (a) only after a 45-day public comment period, at the beginning of which the participating county shall—
(1) publish in any publications of local record a proposal that describes the proposed use of the county funds; and
(2) submit the proposal to any resource advisory committee established under [section 7125 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7125&num=0&edition=prelim) for the participating county.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Additional services** — The term “additional services” means the provision of supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, or interruptible power to an electric consumer by an electric utility.
(2) **Waste heat to power system** — The term “waste heat to power system” means a system that generates electricity through the recovery of waste energy.
(3) **Other terms**
(A) *Purpa* — The terms “electric consumer”, “electric utility”, “interconnection service”, “nonregulated electric utility”, and “State regulatory authority” have the meanings given those terms in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ([16 U.S.C. 2601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), within the meaning of title I of that Act ([16 U.S.C. 2611](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2611&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(B) *EPCA* — The terms “combined heat and power system” and “waste energy” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6341&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Review**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other appropriate entities, shall review existing rules and procedures relating to interconnection service and additional services throughout the United States for electric generation with nameplate capacity up to 150 megawatts connecting at either distribution or transmission voltage levels to identify barriers to the deployment of combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power s
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**(a) Submission of project proposals to Secretary concerned**
(1) **Projects funded using project funds** — Not later than September 30 of each fiscal year (or a later date specified by the Secretary concerned for the fiscal year), each resource advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary concerned a description of any projects that the resource advisory committee proposes the Secretary undertake using any project funds reserved by eligible counties in the area in which the resource advisory committee has geographic jurisdiction.
(2) **Projects funded using other funds** — A resource advisory committee may submit to the Secretary concerned a description of any projects that the committee proposes the Secretary undertake using funds from State or local governments, or from the private sector, other than project funds and funds appropriated and otherwise available to do similar work.
(3) **Joint projects** — Participating counties or other persons may propose to pool project funds or other funds, described in paragraph (2), and jointly propose a project or group of projects to a resource advisory committee established under [section 7125 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7125&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Required description of projects** In submitting proposed projects to the Secretary concerned under subsection (a), a resource advisory committee shall include in the description of each proposed project the following information:
(1) The purpose of the project and a description of how the project will meet the purposes of this subchapter.
(2) The anticipated duration of the project.
(3) The anticipated cost of the project.
(4) The proposed source of funding for the project, whether project funds or ot
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On and after May 23, 1908, an amount equal to the annual average of 25 percent of all amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years from each national forest shall be paid, at the end of such year, by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State or Territory in which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State or Territorial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which such national forest is situated: Provided, That when any national forest is in more than one State or Territory or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein. In sales of logs, ties, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and other forest products the amounts made available for schools and roads by this section shall be based upon the stumpage value of the timber. Beginning October 1, 1976, the term “moneys received” shall include all collections under the Act of June 9, 1930, and all amounts earned or allowed any purchaser of national forest timber and other forest products within such State as purchaser credits, for the construction of roads on the National Forest Transportation System within such national forests or parts thereof in connection with any Forest Service timber sales contract. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, from time to time as he goes through his process of developing the budget revenue estimates, make available to the States his current projections of revenues and payments estimated to be made under the Act of May 23, 1908, as amended, or any other special Acts making payments in lieu of taxes, for their use for local budget planning purposes.
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(2) submit the proposal to any resource advi-
sory committee established under section 7125
of this title for the participating county.
(Pub. L. 106–393, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L.
110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122
Stat. 3909; amended Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title
I, § 100101(a)(9), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 906; Pub. L.
115–141, div. O, title IV, § 402, Mar. 23, 2018, 132
Stat. 1079; Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title XII,
§ 41202(e), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1134.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 302 of Pub. L. 106–393 was set out in a
note under section 500 of this title prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122
Stat. 3893.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–58 added par. (5).
2018—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(1), inserted
‘‘and law enforcement patrols’’ after ‘‘including fire-
fighting’’ in introductory provisions and struck out
‘‘and’’ at end of subpar. (B).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(4), added par. (3).
Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(2), inserted ‘‘and carry out’’ after
‘‘develop’’.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(3), redesignated
par. (3) as (4).
2012—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 112–141 inserted ‘‘and’’
at end.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS
For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to
laborers and mechanics on projects for construction,
alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an
amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including au-
thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare.
§ 7143. Certification
(a) In general
Not later than February 1 of the year
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