Federal PILT Payments Issued

Late yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced distribution of Fiscal Year 2015 Federal Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments to counties.  California’s counties are scheduled to receive roughly $47.2 million, which is a slight increase from payments issued in the previous year.  Federal PILT payments support a variety of local government programs and services, including police and fire departments, emergency medical services, and search and rescue operations.  

RCRC and our federal advocates worked throughout the year to secure Federal PILT funding as part of the FY 16 Federal Budget.  RCRC will continue to advocate for an additional authorization of the Federal PILT program for FY 2016 and future years.  County-by-county Federal PILT payment information can be accessed here.