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Capito Joins Bipartisan Push for Critical County Payments

Press Release

Date: Feb. 25, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues to ensure counties do not lose out on essential services due to federal land ownership.

The legislation would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program through September 2022. The SRS program, which helps fund essential services in rural communities that are home to federal land, expired in September 2020. The last payment under the current authorization is scheduled for April 2021, less than two months from now.

"Many rural communities whose tax base is limited due to presence of federal land in West Virginia rely on the SRS program to ensure their education system and essential services receive the necessary funding," Senator Capito said. "It is important that Congress acts to pass this legislation, especially while these communities are already facing financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."


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