11.20.08

Alaska receives additional $9.5 million in PILT payments

Contact - Michael Brumas at 202.224.9301 or Anne Johnson at 202.224.8069

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that the Department of the Interior is distributing an additional $9.5 million to Alaskan communities in compensation for taxes that could not be levied on federal lands in their jurisdictions during fiscal year 2008.

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 additional PILT funds were authorized by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

“I’m pleased that the Department of the Interior is releasing additional funds to local communities, many of which are already feeling the effects of the economic slowdown,” said Murkowski. “These funds help local governments provide vital services, such as education and emergency response, to their communities.”

Alaska has received a total of $25.1 million in PILT funds this year.

Below is a list of communities receiving PILT funds, the amount they received in June and the amount of additional funding being this month:


Community June PILT Payment Nov. PILT Payment Total
ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH $252,871 $153,444 $406,315
ALEUTIANS WEST $477,656 $289,844 $767,500
BETHEL $944,688 $573,242 $1,517,930
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH $106,432 $59,355 $165,787
DENALI BOROUGH $176,350 $107,011 $283,361
DILLINGHAM $474,790 $288,105 $762,895
FAIRBANKS NORTHSTAR BOROUGH $292,807 $178,468 $471,275
HAINES BOROUGH $215,614 $130,836 $346,450
HOONAH-ANGOON CENSUS AREA $216,665 $131,473 $348,138
JUNEAU CITY & BOROUGH $835,434 $506,947 $1,342,381
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH $1,899,376 $1,152,553 $3,051,929
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH $563,102 $341,694 $904,796
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH $787,790 $478,036 $1,265,826
LAKE & PENINSULA BOROUGH $147,882 $89,736 $237,618
MATANUSKA SUSITNA BOROUGH $1,910,165 $1,159,100 $3,069,265
MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE $479,112 $291,331 $770,443
MUNICIPALITY-SKAGWAY $38,344 $23,268 $61,612
NOME $656,514 $398,376 $1,054,890
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH $589,648 $357,802 $947,450
NORTHWEST ARTIC BOROUGH $625,340 $379,460 $1,004,800
PRINCE OF WALES $536,742 $325,698 $862,440
S.E. FAIRBANKS $589,648 $357,802 $947,450
SITKA CITY BOROUGH $357,837 $217,138 $574,975
VALDEZ/CORDOVA $668,593 $405,707 $1,074,300
WADE HAMPTON $625,340 $379,460 $1,004,800
WRANGEL/PETERSBURG $536,742 $325,698 $862,440
YAKUTAT BOROUGH $65,821 $39,941 $105,762
YUKON KOYUKUK $536,742 $325,698 $862,440
TOTAL 15,608,045 9,467,223 25,075,268