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Friday, October 17, 2008 Bingaman Announces County-By-County PILT and Secure Rural Schools Funds LAS CRUCES – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today outlined county-by-county estimates for two programs that provide crucial funding to New Mexico: Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and Secure Rural Schools. Bingaman was influential in negotiating a proposal signed into law earlier this month that fully funds PILT for the next five years. PILT is initiative that pays counties for federal lands within their borders that cannot be made part of the tax base. The new law also expands the Secure Rural Schools program, which provides funding to schools in forested communities. “PILT and Secure Rural Schools funding is critical to our state. I am so pleased that during these difficult economic times, New Mexico counties and schools will actually see an increase in federal funding,” Bingaman said. “I’ve been working for years to get more support for PILT and Secure Rural Schools and I am very glad we were finally able to get that enacted this year.” PILT funding was already announced for 2008. Below are estimates for the additional funds counties will receive in the near future to supplement the funds distributed by the U.S. Department of Interior in June. Below are estimates released by the U.S. Forest Service for what New Mexico counties will receive under the Secure Rural Schools Program; about 20 counties qualify. The Forest Service today also released important guidance, including deadlines for counties to submit information to ensure they get their payments. Counties in red are not eligible for direct Secure Rural Schools funding. PILT SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS County FY2008 FY2008 Bernalillo $75,000 $70,921 Catron $199,437 $6.8 million Chaves $1.02 million $64,418 Cibola $664,425 $821,306 Colfax $59,055 $117,191 De Baca $35,390 Dona Ana $1.01 million Eddy $1.13 million $144,004 Grant $826,193 $1.468 million Guadalupe $51,468 Harding $38,880 Hidalgo $274,584 $161,842 Lea $357,800 Lincoln $631,400 $751,989 Los Alamos $29,304 Luna $631,666 McKinley $348,686 $565,077 Mora $92,880 $368,002 Otero $1.11 million $1.2 million Quay $1,529 Rio Arriba $948,307 $2.85 million Roosevelt $9,092 San Juan $732,492 San Miguel $312,573 $680,271 Sandoval $806,215 $532,179 Santa Fe $255,143 $160,449 Sierra $457,923 $828,976 Socorro $558,657 $1.267 million Taos $614,535 $730,716 Torrance $131,047 $294,874 Union $48,605 Valencia $28,740 $26,179 Search: pilt, secure rural schools |
![]() ![]() Contact “I’ve been working for years to get more support for PILT and Secure Rural Schools and I am very glad we were finally able to get that enacted this year.” -Jeff Bingaman You Might Also Like
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