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H.R. 3257 114th Congress House

PILT and SRS Certainty Act

Official title: To amend section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, to provide funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program for an additional five years, to provide a f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, to provide funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program for an additional five years, to provide a five-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AppropriationsProperty taxState and local finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Aug 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 28, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PILT and SRS Certainty Act

This bill appropriates funds to carry out the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program for the first full fiscal year after the enactment of this Act and for each of the following four fiscal years. This Program compensates local governments for tax revenue lost due to tax-exempt federal lands within their boundaries.

The bill amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to extend payment and project authorities for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program for five years. This Program provides payments to states to compensate for the cost of providing services in tax-exempt federal lands within their jurisdiction.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1925 A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3257: PILT and SRS Certainty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3257/
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