WHEATLAND — The Platte County Commission decided to participate in the PILT payments class action lawsuit against the federal government during the commission’s regular meeting July 3.
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WHEATLAND — The Platte County Commission decided to participate in the PILT payments class action lawsuit against the federal government during the commission’s regular meeting July 3.
PILT, or Payment In Lieu of Taxes, funding compensates counties for the property taxes they are unable to collect because of non-taxable federal lands within their borders. The class action alleges the federal government has underpaid counties’ PILT for fiscal years 2015-2017, according to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims’ order dated April 26 that certifies Kane County, Utah v. United States as a class action case.
Court documents explain Congress failed to appropriate enough funds to the Department of the Interior to make full PILT payments during fiscal years 2015-2017. The court dismissed the federal government’s motion to dismiss the suit and found the government liable for Kane County’s underpayments, according to the court order filed Dec. 21, 2017.