Title III Funds Comment Period

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Title III
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
Notice is hereby given that Mineral County has opened a forty-five (45) day period effective February 5, 2025 to accept written comment from the public on the application of payments received by the County pursuant to Title III of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination of Act of 2000, as reauthorized (the “SRS Act”).Comment Period: Written comments will be accepted immediately through March 24, 2025 at 5:00pm, comments can be mailed or hand-delivered to: Mineral County Commissioners P.O. Box 550, 300 River Street, Superior, Montana 59872
These purposes are generally categorized as (1) activities under the Firewise Communities program; (2) reimbursement of costs for search and rescue and other emergency services on federal land within Mineral County; and (3) development of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
Mineral County Commissioners will be holding a public hearing regarding the use of Title III funds on March 27, 2025
Additional Information: Information regarding Title III funds is available from the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service webpage discussing County Funds under the SRS Act.
Published in the Mineral Independent 2-5-2025