All matters relating to federally-owned public lands including federal land management programs, natural resource revenue sharing payments, payments in lieu of taxes, and property tax immunity concerns.
Public Lands Steering Committee
Policy Briefs
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Policy Brief
Provide Full Mandatory Funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program
Urge your members of Congress to support mandatory full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. Because local governments are unable to tax the property values or products derived from federal lands, PILT payments are necessary to support essential local government services. Unless Congress acts, counties will have received their last fully-funded PILT disbursement in 2019. Without mandatory full funding, PILT will remain a discretionary program (subject to the annual appropriations process) and could fall back to pre-2008 funding levels, which would devastate local government service delivery in areas with significant federal land ownership. -
Policy Brief
Continue Revenue Sharing Payments to Forest Counties: Support the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program
Urge your members of Congress to enact a long-term legislative solution for continued revenue sharing payments to forest counties through the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program. Congress reauthorized SRS for FY 2017 and FY 2018 in the omnibus spending package enacted March 23, 2018. The last authorized SRS payments are scheduled to be paid in calendar year 2019.
Latest Resources
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Video |
Jul. 25, 2019
San Bernardino County, Calif. Supervisor Robert Lovingood from testifies before the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on H.R. 3794, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act
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Advocacy |
Jul. 12, 2019
In this toolkit you will find several useful resources designed to help county officials educate Congress, the administration and the public on the importance of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program
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Video |
Jun. 18, 2019
Coconino County, Ariz. Supervisor Liz Archuleta testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on deferred maintenance needs on federal lands and potential solutions.
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Contact
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Associate Legislative Director – Public Lands and Liaison to the Western Interstate Region(202) 942-4207