Eye On Boise: Idaho To Underwrite Timber $$$

Idaho would make up part of the loss to timber- dependent school districts if Congress fails to reauthorize Craig-Wyden funds for the next four years, under legislation that just passed the House on a 55-12 vote and now moves to the Senate. … The bill, HB 532, would dip into the public school stabilization fund to make up 70 percent ($4.3 million) of the lost Craig-Wyden funds next year if Congress doesn’t ante up; 55 percent the following year; 40 percent the year after that; and 25 percent the year after that. Then, the state replacement funds would stop/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here

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