Small County PILT Parity Act

Key Points

• The federal government owns a lot of land like national parks and forests that cannot be taxed by local governments. To make up for this lost tax money, the government sends payments to these counties to help pay for local services like schools, roads, and police.
• This bill changes the payment rules to help the smallest counties in the country. It lowers the minimum population count used in the funding formula from 5,000 people down to 500 people.
• By creating new categories for very small populations, the bill allows tiny rural areas to receive more money per person than they currently do. For example, a county with only 500 people would get a much higher rate of $514.50 per resident.
• This change is designed to help rural communities that have a lot of federal land but very few local taxpayers to support their community needs. It ensures that having a small population does not prevent a county from getting the financial help it needs to function.

Impact Analysis

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