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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill alters state forest land valuation for municipal PILOT payments in towns with over 50% state forest cover
Last action · February 4, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on AppropriationsSponsors: Heather Somers and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Proposed Bill No. 13 requires the state to calculate the value of state forest land as under section 12-64 of the general statutes when determining (PILOT) payments for municipalities where more than fifty percent of the land is state forest.
Changes how state-owned forest land is valued for municipal reimbursement payments, potentially altering the revenue towns receive from the state PILOT program based on their proportion of state forest acreage.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Qualifying municipalities
Key Facts
- Applies to municipalities where over fifty percent of the land within boundaries is state forest.
- Requires the valuation of state forest land to be calculated as real property under section 12-64 of the general statutes.
- Affects the calculation method for grants in lieu of taxes (PILOT) payments made by the state to qualifying municipalities.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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