U.S.
Senator Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees |
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For Immediate
Release Friday, October 3, 2008 |
CONTACT:Michael Amodeo – 303-455-7600 |
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***UPDATE*** Sen. Salazar's Proposal to Fully Fund PILT Signed Into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Bush signed into law a package that that fully funds, through 2012, the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act, also known as the county payment law. The full funding for PILT would nearly double the funding for the program over the President’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget request. The PILT, which had previously passed the Senate as part of H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, was included in H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. “From my first day in the United States Senate, I have fought for full-funding of PILT,” said Sen. Salazar. “More than one third of our state – 23 million acres - is federal land that is non-taxable for local jurisdictions. That means that almost every county relies on the PILT program to help fund roads, schools, and other vital services. When PILT is underfunded, as it too often is, Colorado communities are left behind. It is high time that communities across Colorado, from Hinsdale to Jackson, receive their fair share from Washington.” PILT County Payments ###
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