Bennet Introduces Bill to Extend SRS, PILT Programs
Bill Would Restore PILT to Mandatory Funding, Extend Secure Rural Schools Program for Three Years
Feb 12, 2015
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) today to introduce a bipartisan bill to restore mandatory funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. It would also renew the Secure Rural Schools program, which supports schools, law-enforcement and roads in more than 700 rural counties across the country. Colorado counties received $34.5 million in PILT funds in fiscal year 2014.