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 nearly $27 million to Alaskan communities in compensation for taxes that could not be levied on federal lands in their jurisdictions during fiscal year 2012.
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 revenue helps local governments provide vital services, such as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.
“With the federal government owning 60 percent of Alaska, the payment in lieu of taxes program ensures communities a source of funding to pay for emergency services, roads and other items that would otherwise be supported through local property taxes,” Murkowski said.
Below are 2011 and 2012 payments to individual areas.
|
Community/Borough |
2011 Payment |
2012 Payment |
|
ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH |
$454,403 |
$526,694 |
|
ALEUTIANS WEST |
$765,045 |
$932,972 |
|
BETHEL |
$1,678,548 |
$1,641,926 |
|
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH |
$147,180 |
$155,907 |
|
DENALI BOROUGH |
$301,199 |
$308,014 |
|
DILLINGHAM |
$814,050 |
$826,073 |
|
FAIRBANKS NORTHSTAR BOROUGH |
$412,257 |
$420,248 |
|
HAINES BOROUGH |
$364,189 |
$375,243 |
|
HOONAH-ANGOON CENSUS AREA |
$336,529 |
$350,687 |
|
JUNEAU CITY & BOROUGH |
$1,559,614 |
$1,793,885 |
|
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH |
$2,466,757 |
$2,676,120 |
|
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH |
$1,006,148 |
$1,038,263 |
|
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH |
$1,338,660 |
$1,433,723 |
|
LAKE & PENINSULA BOROUGH |
$243,889 |
$276,962 |
|
MATANUSKA SUSITNA BOROUGH |
$3,217,410 |
$3,289,009 |
|
MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE |
$654,650 |
$680,395 |
|
MUNICIPALITY-SKAGWAY |
$64,932 |
$129,870 |
|
NOME |
$1,139,411 |
$1,162,044 |
|
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH |
$1,004,921 |
$1,162,044 |
|
NORTHWEST ARTIC BOROUGH |
$1,065,768 |
$1,086,998 |
|
PETERSBURG CENSUS AREA |
$616,724 |
$637,280 |
|
PRINCE OF WALES |
$650,925 |
$670,334 |
|
S.E. FAIRBANKS |
$1,004,921 |
$1,024,900 |
|
SITKA CITY BOROUGH |
$592,104 |
$610,074 |
|
VALDEZ/CORDOVA |
$1,139,411 |
$1,162,044 |
|
WADE HAMPTON |
$1,065,768 |
$1,086,998 |
|
WRANGEL BOROUGH |
$352,810 |
$395,518 |
|
YAKUTAT BOROUGH |
$117,875 |
$107,265 |
|
YUKON KOYUKUK |
$914,765 |
$932,972 |
|
TOTAL |
$25,490,863 |
$26,894,462 |
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