What This Bill Does · Plain English
GovGreed Synthesis · AI extraction
This bill amends the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to provide higher per-capita payments to counties with very small populations. It does this by lowering the population threshold for the highest payment tier from 5,000 to 1,000 and adjusting the payment calculation table for counties with populations between 1,000 and 50,000.
Action Timeline
2025-12-02
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
2025-03-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-03-27
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1175 pass?
S.1175 is still alive. Current stage: INTRODUCED. Pass likelihood: 35%.
What does S.1175 do?
This bill amends the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to provide higher per-capita payments to counties with very small populations. It does this by lowering the population threshold for the highest payment tier from 5,000 to 1,000 and adjusting the payment calculation table for counties with populations between 1,000 and 50,000.
Who sponsored S.1175?
S.1175 was sponsored by Steve Daines (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 S1175 IS: Small County PILT Parity Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1175 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2025 Mr. Daines (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small County PILT Parity Act . 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 999 ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding the table, by striking 5,000 and inserting 1,000 ; and (B) by striking the table and inserting the following: If population equals— the limitation is equal to the population times— 1,000 $394.15 2,000 $312.50 3,000 $281.70 4,000 $256.08 5,000 $225.30 6,000 $210.99 7,000 $198.66 8,000 $184.37 9,000 $172.03 10,000 $157.66 11,000 $153.63 12,000 $149.53 13,000 $143.39 14,000 $139.30 15,000 $135.16 16,000 $133.13 17,000 $131.05 18,000 $129.03 19,000 $127.00 20,000 $125.00 21,000 $122.90 22,000 $120.85 23,000 $120.85 24,000 $118.81 25,000 $116.77 26,000 $114.70 27,000 $114.70 28,000 $114.70 29,000 $112.68 30,000 $112.68 31,000 $110.61 32,000 $110.61 33,000 $108.53 34,000 $108.53 35,000 $106.47 36,000 $106.47 37,000 $104.44 38,000 $104.44 39,000 $102.43 40,000 $102.43 41,000 $100.34 42,000 $98.33 43,000 $98.33 44,000 $96.24 45,000 $96.24 46,000 $94.23 47,000 $94.23 48,000 $92.18 49,000 $92.18 50,000 $90.12. .
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