Cortez Masto Applauds Over $27 Million in PILT Payments to Nevada Counties

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U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) had awarded $27,868,890 under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to rural counties in Nevada for Fiscal Year 2020.

"Nevada's rural counties rely on the Department of the Interior's PILT program to help their local governments fund public safety, housing, transportation, and public lands maintenance projects. As our communities face unprecedented challenges in the wake of coronavirus, PILT payments will help local leaders continue to provide essential services to Nevadans across the state. I'll continue to fight for the long-term stabilization of the PILT program so that our rural communities can rebound quickly from the impacts of this pandemic and confidently plan for future growth and development."

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