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Small County PILT Parity Act

Key claim: A House bill would change the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes program so small counties with nontaxable federal land are treated more equally with larger counties.

Abstract

(HR8257 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-04-14): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Why this matters

PILT compensates counties that cannot tax federal lands, and the current formula’s population and ceiling adjustments can shortchange sparsely populated counties with large federal footprints. A parity tweak could shift modest but meaningful dollars toward small rural county budgets that fund roads, schools, and emergency services. The bill is narrowly scoped and only introduced, so near-term fiscal effects depend on committee uptake.

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Small County PILT Parity Act
Stage: introduced · congress · 14-apr-2026

If you live in a small county with large tracts of federal land, this bill would, if enacted, increase your county's annual PILT payment relative to the current formula.

A House bill would change the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes program so small counties with nontaxable federal land are treated more equally with larger counties.

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External: congress:119-hr-8257:introduced

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