Idaho County, Idaho Commissioner Skip Brandt testifies on behalf of NACo before the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. To learn more, visit the committee's hearing page.
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USDA announces first projects under 10-year wildfire mitigation plan
On April 11, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the Forest Service would invest $131 million in FY 2022 to treat 208,000 acres on 10 landscapes in western states at high risk of wildfire. -
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Congress passes bipartisan bill to preserve local decision-making authority for National Forest Counties
On January 20, Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced bipartisan bill H.R.
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2022 NACo Policy Priorities
Counties play an instrumental role in the overall public administration and governance of federal, state and local policies, programs and services. -
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 2021. 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.
