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Adopted in 1906, federal law requires the U.S. Forest Service to provide counties and schools with 25 percent of the revenues generated on federal forest lands from a variety of...

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In October 1976, Congress enacted the Federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act to provide federal payments to local governments to help offset losses in property tax revenues due to nontaxable federal lands within local governments' boundaries. 

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At this time, RCRC is planning to hold the June RCRC BOD meeting in Merced County on June 16-18, 2020.

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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ASSISTANCE
DWR Provides Tips for Holding Online Meetings to Address Groundwater Sustainability Plans As Groundwater Sustainability Plans are being developed to...Read more
Federal Relief to State and Local Governments
Although the House of Representatives narrowly passed the HEROES Act last Friday evening, Senate Republicans have no immediate plans to...Read more
Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 1347 (Galgiani) – Veterinary Medicine
RCRC has lent its support to Senate Bill 1347, authored by Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton). SB 1347 would allow animals...Read more
RCRC Weighs in on Latest SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Organics Regulations
RCRC has, once again, provided extensive comments on a draft of CalRecycle’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Organics regulations, which the agency...Read more
State Air Board Considers Regulations to Eliminate Diesel Trucks
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is accepting comments on its latest draft of the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) regulations,...Read more
Amending the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Leaders in the House of Representatives have agreed to hold a vote next week on the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act...Read more
Rural Communities Face Unique Challenges Not Yet Addressed by Federal Aid Response
In a news article published on Tuesday, Rural County Representatives (RCRC) Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer, Lisa McCargar,...Read more
Governor Extends the Timeline for Local Governments to File Reimbursement Claims Regarding Crimes Committed in State Prisons/State Hospitals
On Tuesday, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-65-20 addressing several issues in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Among its...Read more
Rural Broadband
On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a teleconference forum with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai...Read more
Cannabis Banking
As part of the HEROES Act, SAFE Banking provisions were included to protect banks that service state-legal marijuana businesses from...Read more
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Del Norte County Solid Waste Director Appointed to State Recycling Commission Tedd Ward, Director of Del Norte County Solid Waste...Read more
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CARB Announces Upcoming Informational Webinars for Public Agencies The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced upcoming informational overviews for...Read more
Governor Newsom Releases May Revision of the 2020-21 State Budget
On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his May Revision of the 2020-21 State Budget (May Revision). Traditionally, the Governor’s May...Read more
County Supervisors Continue to Raise Public Awareness of the Need for Permanent PILT and SRS Funding
Two recent opinion pieces published by media outlets in Inyo County and San Benito County, with the assistance of the...Read more
House Passes CARES Act 2.0 (HEROES Act)
On Tuesday, Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled their second round of coronavirus stimulus funding, a roughly a $3...Read more
Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 2168 (McCarty) – Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Permit Application Approvals
As a result of RCRC and its local government partners’ efforts to oppose Assembly Bill 2168, authored by Assembly Member...Read more
Legislative Committees Pass Two Public Safety Power Shutoff Bills
This week, two important public safety power shutoff (PSPS) bills advanced through the legislative process. RCRC has strongly supported both...Read more
BULLETIN BOARD
First Groundwater Sustainability Plans Public Comment Period Ending Today Public comments on the first set of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs)...Read more
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Coronavirus Relief Available from the Small Business Administration The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering several coronavirus relief options...Read more
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