HomeMy WebLinkAbout20252019.tiffTHE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON
JUN 24 2025
WELD COUNTY
1150 O Street
Greeley, CO 80631-1117
Dear County Official:
I am pleased to notify you that on June 24, 2025, the Department of the Interior (Department)
issued payments under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. The PILT program
compensates eligible local jurisdictions for Federal lands administered by agencies within the
Department and on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Utah
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission. Local governments may use the PILT
payments for any governmental purpose, including emergency response, public schools, and
roads. Since local governments cannot tax Federal lands, annual PILT payments help to defray the
costs associated with maintaining important community services.
The Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, 31 U.S.C. 6901-6907, as amended, authorized the program.
The PILT Act prescribes the formula used to compute the annual payments based on annually
adjusted per -acre and population variables. Prior -year Federal payments under certain
revenue -sharing programs, as reported annually by States, are deducted in formulating the
payment amounts. A provision in the PILT Act provides temporary compensation for recent
additions to the National Park System and National Forest Wilderness Areas.
The President signed the Full -Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public
Law 119-4) on March 15, 2025, providing full funding for the 2025 PILT program. More than
1,900 local jurisdictions received a total of $644.8 million in PILT payments this year.
For 2025, your county is receiving a PILT payment of $98,545. If you provided current bank
routing and account numbers to our Interior Business Center or to the System of Awards
Management (SAM), an electronic funds transfer was posted to your account on or about
June 24, 2025. If you did not receive a payment or require further information, please refer to
www..doi.gov/gilt. The website includes information on how to register in SAM to expedite
receipt of future PILT payments. If you have any questions, please contact the PILT Program
Manager, Dionna Kiernan, at DOI PILT(a'ios.doi.gov or (202) 513-7783.
With gratitude,
Doug Burgum
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