Bill would extend PILT payments to counties as small as 1,000 people
Placed on the calendarS. 1175Latest action
Sponsor: Steve Daines · Senator · MT
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Official title: Small County PILT Parity Act
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
Introduced:
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S 1175 would lower the PILT payment formula's starting population tier from 5,000 to 1,000 residents.
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What does this do?
S 1175 would change how the federal government calculates Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) for local governments with significant federal land. It lowers the formula's starting population tier from 5,000 to 1,000 people and adds a detailed payment scale with exact dollar amounts per person for populations between 1,000 and 50,000, replacing the old table.
Who does it affect?
This affects small rural counties and towns with fewer than 5,000 residents that contain federally owned land, particularly in Western states with national forests, parks, and Bureau of Land Management territory.
Why does it matter?
Small communities with populations between 1,000 and 5,000 would move from being grouped into the old formula's lowest tier to a more tailored calculation based on their specific population size.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 27, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Jul 23, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474.