Sen. Murkowski Welcomes PILT Payments to Alaskan Communities
June 30, 2011
06:08 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
JUNE 30, 2011 MEGAN HERMANN (202) 224-7875
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes PILT Payments to Alaskan Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that the Department of the Interior is distributing over $25 million to Alaskan communities in compensation for taxes that could not be levied on federal lands in their jurisdictions during fiscal year 2011.
The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides monetary compensation to local governments that contain National Forests, Bureau of Land Management public lands, National Parks and other lands dedicated to water resource development projects. The monies help local governments carry out vital services, such as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.
“These payments in lieu of taxes are essential to the local governments and communities in Alaska to fund necessary projects,” Murkowski said.
The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides monetary compensation to local governments that contain National Forests, Bureau of Land Management public lands, National Parks and other lands dedicated to water resource development projects. The monies help local governments carry out vital services, such as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.
“These payments in lieu of taxes are essential to the local governments and communities in Alaska to fund necessary projects,” Murkowski said.
Below are 2010 and 2011 payments to individual areas.
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Community/Borough
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2010 Payment
|
2011 Payment
|
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ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH
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$442,396
|
$454,403
|
|
ALEUTIANS WEST
|
$751,137
|
$765,045
|
|
BETHEL
|
$1,594,236
|
$1,678,548
|
|
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH
|
$142,038
|
$147,180
|
|
DENALI BOROUGH
|
$298,423
|
$301,199
|
|
DILLINGHAM
|
$799,182
|
$814,050
|
|
FAIRBANKS NORTHSTAR BOROUGH
|
$409,406
|
$412,257
|
|
HAINES BOROUGH
|
$364,214
|
$364,189
|
|
HOONAH-ANGOON CENSUS AREA
|
$342,921
|
$336,529
|
|
JUNEAU CITY & BOROUGH
|
$1,421,919
|
$1,559,614
|
|
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
|
$2,368,318
|
$2,466,757
|
|
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH
|
$1,006,218
|
$1,006,148
|
|
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
|
$1,328,052
|
$1,338,660
|
|
LAKE & PENINSULA BOROUGH
|
$239,416
|
$243,889
|
|
MATANUSKA SUSITNA BOROUGH
|
$3,181,312
|
$3,217,410
|
|
MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
|
$680,539
|
$654,650
|
|
MUNICIPALITY-SKAGWAY
|
$64,937
|
$64,932
|
|
NOME
|
$1,107,990
|
$1,139,411
|
|
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
|
$995,130
|
$1,004,921
|
|
NORTHWEST ARTIC BOROUGH
|
$995,130
|
$1,065,768
|
|
PETERSBURG CENSUS AREA
|
$608,294
|
$616,724
|
|
PRINCE OF WALES
|
$651,034
|
$650,925
|
|
S.E. FAIRBANKS
|
$995,130
|
$1,004,921
|
|
SITKA CITY BOROUGH
|
$592,145
|
$592,104
|
|
VALDEZ/CORDOVA
|
$1,107,990
|
$1,139,411
|
|
WADE HAMPTON
|
$1,055,371
|
$1,065,768
|
|
WRANGEL BOROUGH
|
$346,146
|
$352,810
|
|
YAKUTAT BOROUGH
|
$110,437
|
$117,875
|
|
YUKON KOYUKUK
|
$905,837
|
$914,765
|
|
TOTAL
|
$24,905,298
|
$25,490,863
|
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