PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act

H.R. 788, the PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act, would provide a consistent and permanent source of federal funding for two programs that support local governments containing non-taxable federal lands. Specifically, it ensures mandatory payments to counties for Bureau of Land Management lands and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges, rather than relying on the annual congressional budget process. For citizens, this bill is designed to provide local communities with more predictable revenue to fund essential public services, such as schools, road maintenance, and emergency response, which might otherwise be strained by the presence of tax-exempt federal property.