Charleston, WV — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,155,784 from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to 36 West Virginia counties with federal lands within their county lines. These payments are made annually to help defray the costs associated with maintaining important community services.

“The Payment in Lieu of Taxes program plays an important role in helping West Virginia’s local governments provide public services, including law enforcement, education, firefighting and road maintenance,” said Chairman Manchin. “This DOI funding will ensure that rural counties across the Mountain State can continue to provide these essential services and meet the needs of West Virginians. As Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I will continue to work with state and local governments to invest in our local economies and help our communities thrive.”

See below for a full list of funding by county:

Barbour - $3,549

Braxton - $87,868

Cabell - $7,522

Fayette - $123,110

Grant - $55,391

Greenbrier - $361,769

Hampshire - $11,390

Hardy - $172,600

Jefferson - $16,147

Kanawha - $1,071

Lewis - $68,401

Marion - $747

Mason - $2,588

Mercer - $392

Mineral - $11,785

Mingo - $11,738

Monongalia - $302

Monroe - $70,596

Morgan - $385

Nicholas - $125,091

Ohio - $285

Pendleton - $361,905

Pleasants - $151

Pocahontas - $1,042,325

Preston - $13,151

Putnam - $1,366

Raleigh - $52,748

Randolph - $680,061

Summers - $79,479

Taylor - $6,944

Tucker - $340,938

Wayne - $120,581

Webster - $220,360

Wetzel - $144

Wood - $412

Wyoming - $102,492