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Senate Hearing on Federal Payments for Local Government Land Use (S. 74)

Original title: Payments in lieu of taxes: hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Resources of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, second session, on S. 74, a bill to amend the act of October 20, 1976, relating to payments to local goverments based upon certain public lands within the boundaries of the jurisdiction of such governments, to include payments for lands on which certain semiactive or inactive military installations are located, April 10, 1978.

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What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript of a 1978 Senate subcommittee hearing regarding S. 74, a bill proposing to expand federal 'payments in lieu of taxes' (PILT) to local governments. The bill specifically seeks to include land occupied by inactive or semi-active military installations in the calculation for federal compensation.

Why it matters

The bill determines whether local governments can receive federal financial compensation for land occupied by military bases that are no longer fully operational, directly impacting local tax revenue and municipal budgets.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Local governments

These entities would potentially receive federal funds for land occupied by inactive military bases.

Directly affected

Federal government

The federal government would be responsible for issuing payments for the specified military land.

Key Facts

The hearing concerns S. 74, a bill to amend the Act of October 20, 1976.
The primary goal of the bill is to expand federal payments to local governments for public lands.
The bill specifically targets lands containing semiactive or inactive military installations.
The hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Resources of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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The session took place on April 10, 1978, during the Ninety-fifth Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are 'payments in lieu of taxes'?

These are federal payments made to local governments to help offset losses in property taxes due to the presence of non-taxable federal land within their jurisdictions.

What change does S. 74 propose?

It proposes to include land occupied by inactive or semi-active military bases in the eligibility criteria for federal compensation payments.

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