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Christian County adopts resolution urging Congress to double Mark Twain National Forest payments
Summary
The commission adopted a resolution asking Congress to amend the cited '19 o 8 act' (text references include 'public law title 16 USC 5,000') to increase the county share from 25% to 50% for revenues tied to Mark Twain National Forest, citing 52,260 forest acres affecting the county and structural fiscal impacts on poor, forested counties.
Christian County commissioners on Feb. 19 adopted a resolution asking the U.S. Congress to increase payments tied to the Mark Twain National Forest.
In a resolution introduced by the presiding commissioner, the text cites that Mark Twain National Forest spans 1,500,000 acres across 29 counties, and states that 52,260 acres of the…
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