12 2 STA T .3894PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 343 —O CT. 3 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (v)ther e s t o r a t i o n,m aintenan c e, an d im p rove - ment o fw i l dlife and fish ha b itat
‘‘(vi) the control of no x io u s and exotic weeds; and ‘‘(vii) the reestablishment of native species; and ‘‘( 3 ) to improve cooperative relationships amon g— ‘‘( A ) the people that use and care for F ederal land; and ‘‘( B ) the agencies that manage the Federal land .‘ ‘ SEC.3 . D E FIN I T I O NS. ‘‘ I n this Act
‘‘( 1 )A DJUSTE DS HAR E.— T he term ‘ad j usted share ’ means the number e q ual to the quotient obtained b y dividing— ‘‘(A) the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— ‘‘(i) the base share for the eligible county; by ‘‘(ii) the income adjustment for the eligible county; by ‘‘(B) the number equal to the sum of the quotients obtained under subparagraph (A) and paragraph ( 8 )(A) for all eligible counties. ‘‘( 2 ) BASE SHARE.—The term ‘base share’ means the number equal to the average of— ‘‘(A) the quotient obtained by dividing— ‘‘(i) the number of acres of Federal land described in paragraph ( 7 )(A) in each eligible county; by ‘‘(ii) the total number acres of Federal land in all eligible counties in all eligible S tates; and ‘‘(B) the quotient obtained by dividing— ‘‘(i) the amount equal to the average of the 3 highest 2 5 -percent payments and safety net payments made to each eligible State for each eligible county during the eligibility period; by ‘‘(ii) the amount equal to the sum of the amounts calculated under clause (i) and paragraph ( 9 )(B)(i) for all eligible counties in all eligible States during the eligibility period. ‘‘(3) CO U N T YP AY M ENT.—The term ‘county payment’ means the payment for an eligible county calculated under section 1 0 1(b). ‘‘( 4 ) ELIG I B LE C OUNTY.—The term ‘eligible county’ means any county that— ‘‘(A) contains Federal land (as defined in paragraph (7)); and ‘‘(B) elects to receive a share of the State payment or the county payment under section 102(b). ‘‘(5) ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.—The term ‘eligibility period’ means fiscal year 198 6 through fiscal year 1999. ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible State’ means a State or territory of the U nited States that received a 25- percent payment for 1 or more fiscal years of the eligibility period. ‘‘(7) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal land’ means— ‘‘(A) land within the N ational Forest System, as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and R angeland Renewable Resources P lanning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)) exclu- sive of the National G rasslands and land utili z ation 16USC7 1 02.
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