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POLICY BRIEF 2014
CONTINUE MANDATORY FUNDING FOR
THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) PROGRAM
ACTION NEEDED: Urge members of your Congressional delegation to support continued mandatory full funding
for the payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. Comities received their laid fully funded PILT disbursement in
June 2014. Without prompt Congressiona ladon, counties will face budget shortfalls that will napact their ability
to provide essential services to residents and visitors.
MCKROUND: The PILT program was proper! in 1976 to offset now incurred by counties for services provided to
federal employees and families, the public and to the users of public lands. These Include etlucMion, solid waste
disposal, law enforcement, search and rescue, heahh care, environmental compliance, fire fgp in6 W ds and
recreation and other important community, services.
Annual PILT funding levels remained static for many Years. For neatly two a
decades, counties watched the value of their PILT radoespi drop due to
inflation. In 1995 Fill was successful in securing aleglslative fix for the The U.S. Department of the
PILT formu Is, (P.L. 103- 397),whlchadvised annual a ofhonaation levels for Interior malls PILT
inflation. payments to over 1,850
umksln49=t ,tire
For FY 2014, PILT was extended through the Farm bill (P.1. 113-79) AS a fully District of Columbk, Guam,
funded, mandatory enlithement program at $425 mIIIbn. Mandatory Pu^do Rao and the U.S.
funding far FY 2013 was achieved through the Moving Ahead for progress vlrel^ISlmds
in the 21st Century Ad( MAP -21)(P.L 112 -141) and provided $399 million As Ful Ilan is not
In PILT tondi^g.Previou5ly, the enactment of the Emergenry front mic ta°bte by local
Stalbduation Act p`1. 110343)providetl full funding for PILT morn FY 2008 gmTr °m ° °[x PILTpmvitles
paymvrt5b v'WMrcata
IMDUgh FY 2012 From 1995
was[o2WT, PILT inced y appropriated Wfertlwresin property fax
program, antl ass resuhwaz untlertundetl yea rakeryear. revenues
KEYTALKING POINR: ThemNenlgovemment owns roughly 635 6410
• The PILT pogrom provides payments to counties and other Intel million acres, or 28 peraem,
of land In the U3.
governments to upset losses in tai revenues due to the presence
of substantial acreage of fededi land in tbeirpri apichons. As Federal land is not taxable ley local
gwemmeal public land counties have struggled to provide adequate services to the public in light of
restricted tax revenue.
• Without additional mandatory funding, PILT will revert to a tlkaetionery psaddiven eRtothe annual
appropriations pro s. Counties require apublic commitment from the atlminlstotion and Members of
Congress to support long -term funding at Its Nil authodxd levels For FY 2015 and beyond.
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A5 local 1 governments are unable to tax the property values or products derived from fetlemI lens,
these payments are essential to support essential government services (mandated N law) such as
education, first responders, transportation infrastructure, law enforcement and healthcare In over 1,850
counties In 49 states, the UirtnCt of Columbia, Guam, Puerto RICO and the U.S. VIBin Islands.
While the Senate antl House of Representatives may approach legislative solutions mutual the PILT
progom differently, Ni will continue to urge leadership on both sides of aisle to act in a spirit of
bipartisan and bicameral cooperation to work together t0 pass a final legislative solution.
For further i, rmation, canted: Paul Fee l M 202.942.4234 or Ptheaddourfanadi
COMMITTEES OF JURISDICTION:
U.S. NdrcelAameYReaources Cammhsee
U.S. Senate Enup, B Natural Resources COmmRtea
MajoNry:
Maforke
Me xnaaece BF WA), ae n
Mary Mn✓rau to Cha:wmmon
Don Young U AR
Paul Gone RR Oil
Ren Widen di
how GOhmert IN that
Raul Mumor III ID)
Tim Johnson loSm
Rob Bishop iR -IT)
Steve Southenand 11 U FL)
Mara Cartel (Ini
Doug Mm Wm lRl
Bill Floras IN T%)
Bernard Sanders I"
Rob Van eman IN VA)
Jon Runyan IN' NJ)
Debbie 5tabenow DAl) .,
Paul Braun IN GA)
Madwayne Mullin lR -0K)
Mark Udall da CCu
John Fleming it Up
SM¢Ddin F-MT)
Al Franklin loMN)
Tom McC smock RsA)
Kevin Oamerlfli
Joe MainTIn IRWV)
Glenn Thompson NR get
Doug usual lRl
Brian Sehi l0-HH
standout LUmmis Fl
Jason Smith R -MO)
Martin Heinrich (DAM)
Dan Benishek lo' MI)
ce MWlister (R'W)
Tammy Baldwin(Di
Job Duncan PR SC)
Bradley Byrne IR-ALI
Mott Tipton U Co)
MnOrity:
Minoft:
Baker DeFaiio gli ROnPird Member
ua MUrlawskl RAN). Ranting Mandate
End Falmmavaega A AS)
Petlm Pieruic D)
John Bertam Noun)
D"PeRgrelOMl)
Colleen NMRbuss 1,41)
Jim Beach N1 11D)
Grace NapoBtanOIDG)
Tony GMenas lO CM
Mike Lee (R-UN
Rush Holt DAB
AND Gdwright (0 -PA)
Dean Heller lR -NV)
Raul Grl)alva Di
Jared Huffman DL
JM Flake (Ri
Matters deadline l O G UAM)
Raul Rule IO CA)
Tm Scott N-M
Jim Comte lornl
Carol SheoPOner loxH)
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Gremma Sablan JON N
Alan Wwenthal ycCq
Rob Portman HRCH)
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Joe Garcia l0 {L)
John Heaven lR -ND)
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Jefferson County, WA
PILTRECEIVED,
PERCENT OF
PROPERIYTACfiENERATED
PILTAINODNT
F1'IO1@
FEDERALLAND:
PERTAFARLEACRE:
PER FEDERAL ACRE:
$133305837
50.5%
$13.59
$1.89
FEDERAL LANDS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES
619% of counties have Wool land within
their boundaries. Ewa though they are notable
to wiled property boos on federal land, county
gaoem memo mud All provide asserted services
far their residents a ad thosewho visit these public
lands each ywr. Such services Include mad and
bridge sommouan ee,law enlauementseamh and
mswe, emeigenq medial, Ube Protection, solid
sward dom al and environmental Compliance
Our ask. Coum urge Congrea W provide
full Nndingbr ALTin H2015 and tosuppad
a sustainable longterm approach tofinannng
essential loml "I in America's public
landscountles.
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MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT RESCUE MEDICAL PROTECTION DISPOSAL COMPLIANCE
NACC� tN
The WieolAmmseCwndn
NACO Policy on Me Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program
n stated in The Amerhom County Plotharm and Resolutions 2014 -1015:
From the Publiz WMs chapter
PAGE 134140
A. Payment In Lieu ofTaxes(PILT): NACo supports the full funding of the PILL program at its yearry
authorized level and supports legislative and/or administrative efforts to modifythe program to
make payments to counties on a bask equitable to bMM1 the federal and local taxpayerthat are
non-discriminatory In nature . Because this program does not compensate counties for military
lands that are also exemptfrom local taxes, a new and separate system of payments in-heu-of-
taxes should Ee created forsoch facilities to compenute the affected counties.
R. Resource Revenue Sharing Payments: Counties must share in the Lenard ofeconomicattWiry
on public lands through staWroryformulas, which guarantee a percentage of all gross receipts
to be returned to the counties where Me acid occurs. NACO opposes any attempts to lessen
the revenue sharing receipts. NACO supports amending the Federal Mineral Leasing Act so that
an additional! percentfrom the federal portion (50 peroent) of mineral lease revenue is
retumedtothe countyfrom where the mineral was extracted, and the historic balance of the
50 /Sg split is rearmed. NACO supports the sharing Of federal lending and rights -of -way revenues
from renewable energy development (wind, solar, and geothermal) and federal Stewardship
COMracts On federal lands with coupon.
C. Secure Rural ftw s and Communiry5elA0ttermination Ace: NACO supports the
reauthorization and enhancement of Secure Rural Schools program hPL 110 -343).
Reauthorization should maintain coupling between payments to counties and active natural
resource management; and the connection between sustainable natural resource management
and the Liability and well -being of forest counties and communities.
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Adopted Polity: Exceptfor instances In which acquisition of private land may be necessary to comply
with provisions of the Endangered Species AR, or acquisitions are supported by the local government of
the affected area, all supports designatigthe use mine Land and Water Conservation Fund as a
sustainable source of funding for Payment in Lieu of Taxes, with formula modification the would comply
with NACO policy & pollcyp13 of the Federal Land Management & Pol'xy Act of 3976. NAWGdher
supports fullfunding& annual LWCF appropriations without reductions to state mineral leasefundb if
PILT is fully funded through the LWCF fund.
From the Energy. Environment, and Land Use chapter
PAGES4W:
NACO supports continued funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 'LWCF', with funding
priority given to those areas in greatest need of open space protection. NACO supports establishing and
funding of federal Initiatives and programs to assist counties with preserving open space and farmlands,
as deemed appropriate by the county.
NACO supports annual allocation of adequate htateside" funding in the hal l LWCF to provide
matching grants to counties, speclal park, Forest preserve and conservation districts, and other local
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