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This joint resolution urges the federal government to provide Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) to certain Missouri counties. PILT is a federal program established in 1976 to compensate local governments for lost property tax revenue due to federal land ownership. The resolution highlights that Missouri has over 1.7 million acres of federal land, and several counties with significant federal land holdings are also among the poorest in the state. Specifically, it calls for PILT payments to be calculated as if the federal land were assessed as "level 7 agricultural land" (a specific classification for agricultural property) if at least 16% of a county's residents live below the federal poverty level, aiming to better support these economically disadvantaged areas.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HCR45&year=2026&code=R