RCRC-Sponsored State PILT Legislation Clears the Senate Floor

This week, Senate Bill 1188, authored by Senator Mike McGuire (Healdsburg-D), cleared the Senate Floor on a unanimous roll call vote.  Authored in conjunction with 15 other authors and co-authors, SB 1188 is a bipartisan effort to amend Fish and Game Code to restore language that makes State Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments to counties required as opposed to permissive.  

Senator McGuire articulated the critical need for these funds for counties, particularly in rural areas, to carry out their responsibilities for many programs including public safety, and health and welfare.  Senator McGuire expressed his appreciation of Senator Lois Wolk (Davis-D) and Senator Jim Nielsen (Gerber-R) for their help with this measure this year, and for championing the State PILT cause in prior years.

SB 1188 will now head to the appropriate Assembly policy and fiscal committees.  The text of SB 1188 can be accessed here.