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To amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill modifies the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to include additional population tiers and lower the eligibility threshold for small local governments from 5,000 to 500 residents. It establishes a graduated payment formula where smaller local governments receive higher per-capita federal payments, ranging from $514.50 per capita for communities with 500 people to $92.50 per capita for those with 50,000 people. The changes adjust federal compensation to local governments for non-taxable federal lands located within their boundaries. The bill applies these new payment rates to determine the maximum federal payment each eligible local government can receive based on its population size.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jeff Hurd’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP $99,650
- RDV CORPORATION $23,100
- SHAW CONSTRUCTION $18,600
- HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION $16,500
- WHEELER TRIGG O'DONNELL LLP $15,575
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jeff Hurd → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 14, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Apr 14, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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.”.
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