During the 2019 NACo Legislative Conference, public lands county officials and Members of Congress convened on Capitol Hill for a press conference in support of full, mandatory funding of Payments In-Lieu of Taxes and a long-term solution for the Secure Rural Schools program.
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Press Conference: PILT and Secure Rural Schools
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2019 NACo Legislative Conference
Nearly 2,000 county officials and partners participated in the 2019 NACo Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., focusing on federal policies that impact counties and our residents. -
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes Action Center
The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program was created in 1976 and provides payments to counties and other local governments to offset losses in tax revenues due to the presence of substantial acreage of federal land in their jurisdictions. As federal land is not taxable by local governments, public land counties have struggled to provide adequate services to the public in light of the annual losses in tax revenue. https://www.youtube.com/embed/16FYZkVDubY
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2019 WIR Conference
The NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) Conference brings together county officials from across the nation to focus on pressing issues facing counties and our residents. Each year the conference provides attendees with the opportunity to interact with federal, state and regional policymakers, participate in educational sessions and take home tools to address challenges. All conference activities (with the exception of off-site evening receptions and mobile tours) are taking place at The Davenport Grand Hotel.
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