37-909. State payments to counties

A. A county receiving payments from the federal government or any federal agency under 31 United States code section 1601 et seq., whose payments are reduced due to action taken by this state under this article shall be reimbursed by the state treasurer from the state general fund in the total amount of the reduced revenues.

B. Prior to receiving any amount from the state treasurer, the board of supervisors of an affected county shall submit to the state treasurer, on a form provided by the state treasurer, the following information:

1. The acreage and location of the land involved.

2. The total amount of revenue received from the federal government under 31 United States code section 1601 et seq., for the prior fiscal year.

3. The total amount of revenue received from the federal government under 31 United States code section 1601 et seq., for the current fiscal year.

4. The total amount of revenue lost by the county during the current fiscal year due to action taken under this article.

C. The state treasurer, after verifying the information submitted, shall draw a warrant on the state general fund and send the warrant to the county which submitted the information under subsection B.

D. A county shall not receive an amount from the state treasurer that, when combined with the amount received from the federal government, exceeds the total amount the county would have been eligible for under 31 United States code section 1601 et seq., during the same period of time.