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Monday, May 13, 2013
The state of Alabama refuses to repay $94,000 to the U.S Forest Service. According to The Montgomery Advertiser, the federal government wants Alabama and 40 other state to return money because of sequestration. That money went to 17 Alabama counties that have national forest lands, including Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, and Talladega Counties.
Governor Robert Bentley’s office is telling the federal government that it lacks a legal basis to seek repayment of that money. According to The Advertiser, the state claims the budget cuts apply to money for the next fiscal year and the Forest Service money was part of the current fiscal year.
The Forest Service in March asked Bentley to return the $94,000, which is 5.1 percent of the $1.84 million received by the state in January as part of the Secure Rural Schools program. That program reportedly sends federal money for general use on public schools and county road projects.
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Keywords: U.S. Forest Service Governor Robert Bentley federal government repayment sequestration Secure Rural Schools program
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