Updates federal payment rules for small towns and counties
This bill, called the Small County PILT Parity Act, would change how the federal government calculates payments to local governments in areas with federal land. It would update the population groups used to figure out these Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT), especially for communities with 50,000 people or less. This could affect how much money these local governments receive to help cover costs.
Today, federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) for local governments are adjusted based on population, with one tier for communities up to 4,999 people and a table for those 5,000 or more. If this bill becomes law, the lowest population tier would cover communities up to 999 people, and a new, more detailed table would apply to communities from 1,000 up to 50,000 people, setting new per-person payment limits.
S 1175 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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