Parts of Rural Washington Pinched by Lapse in Federal Payments to Offset Lost Logging Revenue

Parts of rural Washington pinched by lapse in federal payments to offset lost logging revenue

Washington’s rural counties and school districts are preparing to start the school year without millions of dollars from a program meant to offset reduced revenue from logging on federal lands.The Secure Rural Schools program expired at the end of 2023 after Congress failed to renew it.Democratic and Republican lawmakers, along with local officials, are pushing U.S. House leadership to bring a bill renewing the program to the floor.The lapsed pr…

Lost federal logging revenue, stalled program leaves rural communities in financial pinch

Washington’s rural counties and school districts are preparing to start the school year without millions of dollars from a program meant to offset reduced revenue from logging on federal lands.

Parts of rural WA pinched by lapse in federal payments to offset lost logging revenue

Logging operations on public land in Washington state. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Natural Resources)Washington’s rural counties and school districts are preparing to start the school year without millions of dollars from a program meant to offset reduced revenue from logging on federal lands.  The Secure Rural Schools program expired at the end of 2023 after Congress failed to renew it.  Democratic and Republican lawmakers…

Parts of rural WA pinched by lapse in federal payments

preparing to start the school year without millions of dollars from a program meant to offset reduced revenue from logging on federal lands. The Secure Rural Schools program expired at the end of 2023 after Congress failed to renew it. Democratic and Republican lawmakers, along with local officials, are pushing U.S. House leadership to bring a bill renewing the program to the floor. The lapsed...

Parts of Rural Washington State Pinched by Lapse in Federal Payments to Offset Lost Logging Revenue

STEVENSON, WA – Washington’s rural counties and school districts are preparing to start the school year without millions of dollars from a program meant to offset reduced revenue from logging on federal lands. The Secure Rural Schools program expired at the end of 2023 after Congress failed to renew it. Democratic and Republican lawmakers, along with local officials, are pushing U.S. House leadership to bring a bill renewing the program to the f…