OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Daines: Montana Counties Set to Receive $2.3 Million in Additional PILT Payments

Press Release

Date: Nov. 4, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Budget, Spending and Taxes Economy and Fiscal Natural Resources

Senator Steve Daines today announced that the Department of Interior has allocated nearly $2.3 million in additional Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds to Montana rural counties.

The Department of Interior has issued nationwide an additional $34,484,000 in payments under the 2015 PILT program. The funds have been made available as a result of a technical fix Daines fought for in the Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015 passed on September 30, 2015.

"These payments are welcome news for numerous Montana communities who have suffered from severe economic challenges due to declining timber harvests and natural resource production," Daines stated. "The PILT program provides critical support for Montana's rural and forested counties, but long-term certainty and permanent solutions are still needed. I'll keep working toward comprehensive forest management reforms and balanced resource development that improves the health of our National Forests, creates thousands of good-paying jobs and provides Montanans with the economic certainty they deserve."

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT


Source
arrow_upward