HomeMy WebLinkAbout20202011.tiffTHE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON
June 29, 2020
Weld, County Of
1150 O St
Greeley, Colorado 80631-1117
Dear County Official:
I am pleased to notify you that on June 29, 2020, the Department of the Interior (Depaitiuent) 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 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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
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 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L.116-94) on
December 20, 2019, providing full funding for the 2020 PILT program. More than 1,900 local
jurisdictions received a total of $514.7 million in PILT payments this year.
For 2020, your County is receiving a PILT payment of $78,822. If you provided current bank routing
andaccount numbers to our Interior Business Center office or to the System of Awards Management
(SAM), an electronic funds transfer was posted to your account on or about June 29, 2020. If you did
not receive a payment or require further information, please refer to www.doi.gov/pilt. 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, Ms. Dionna Kiernan, at (202) 513-
7783.
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