H.R. 10593: Permanently Authorizing PILT Act

This bill would make the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, often called PILT, permanently authorized.

What PILT is

PILT is a federal program that sends money to state and local governments to help offset lost property tax revenue from federal land within their borders. Local governments often cannot collect normal property taxes on federal land, so PILT payments help cover some of the cost of providing services like roads, schools, emergency response, and other local services in areas with large amounts of federal land.

What the bill changes

Current law authorizes the PILT program only through a specific fiscal year. This bill would replace that expiration date with language that keeps the authorization in place for each fiscal year. In practical terms, that means the program would no longer have a built-in sunset date and would be permanently authorized unless changed by a later law.

What it would not do

The bill does not appear to change how PILT payments are calculated, who is eligible to receive them, or how much money is paid under the program. It only changes the duration of the program’s legal authorization.

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