Small County PILT Parity Act

Jeff Hurd

Republican · CO · Representative

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• James C. Moylan (R-GU-0)Original· 2026-04-14
• Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1)Original· 2026-04-14

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2026-04-14

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This bill would adjust how the federal government distributes payments to small counties that contain federal lands, aiming to make the funding formula fairer for less populated areas. Counties that host national forests, parks, and other federal property receive annual payments to offset lost tax revenue, and this legislation would modify those payments to better account for the needs of smaller counties. The changes would affect rural county budgets and services in areas with significant federal land ownership.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8257 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8257 To amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2026 Mr. Hurd of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Zinke, and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small County PILT Parity Act''. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT FOR LOW-POPULATION UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Section 6903(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``4,999'' and inserting ``499''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in the matter preceding the table-- (i) by striking ``5,000'' and inserting ``500''; and (ii) by striking ``(rounding'' and inserting ``(except for the first population value, rounding''; and (B) by striking the table and inserting the following: ``If population equals-- the limitation is equal to the population times-- 500.......................................... $514.50 1,000........................................ $404.56 2,000........................................ $320.75 3,000........................................ $289.14 4,000........................................ $262.84 5,000........................................ $231.25 6,000........................................ $216.56 7,000........................................ $203.90 8,000........................................ $189.24 9,000........................................ $176.57 10,000....................................... $161.82 11,000....................................... $157.69 12,000....................................... $153.48 13,000....................................... $147.18 14,000....................................... $142.98 15,000....................................... $138.73 16,000....................................... $136.64 17,000....................................... $134.51 18,000....................................... $132.44 19,000....................................... $130.35 20,000....................................... $128.30 21,000....................................... $126.14 22,000....................................... $124.04 23,000....................................... $124.04 24,000....................................... $121.95 25,000....................................... $119.85 26,000....................................... $117.73 27,000....................................... $117.73 28,000....................................... $117.73 29,000....................................... $115.65 30,000....................................... $115.65 31,000....................................... $113.53 32,000....................................... $113.53 33,000....................................... $111.40 34,000....................................... $111.40 35,000....................................... $109.28 36,000....................................... $109.28 37,000....................................... $107.20 38,000....................................... $107.20 39,000....................................... $105.13 40,000....................................... $105.13 41,000....................................... $102.99 42,000....................................... $100.93 43,000....................................... $100.93 44,000....................................... $98.78 45,000....................................... $98.78 46,000....................................... $96.72 47,000....................................... $96.72 48,000....................................... $94.61 49,000....................................... $94.61 50,000....................................... $92.50.''. <all>

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