Congressman Lamborn Supports PILT Programs to Assist Our Rural Communities

10/16/14

This week, Congressman Doug Lamborn joined his fellow Members of Congress in a letter calling on House Leadership to, "work in a bipartisan, bi-cameral fashion to secure funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) programs for fiscal year 2015" before the conclusion of the current 113th Congress.

The letter also points out that, "current authorization for full PILT funding expired on September 30, 2014. Without Congressional action, we risk severely crippling these counties' ability to operate." "PILT and SRS allow the federal government to meet its long-standing obligations to counties with federal land. It is imperative that we fulfill this duty."