Sen. Cramer: U.S. Department of the Interior Awards Nearly $2 Million to North Dakota

BISMARCK - The U.S. Department of the Interior announced North Dakota will receive $1,988,436 in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024 to support the costs associated with maintaining vital community services. PILT payments are calculated based on the number of acres of federal land within each county or jurisdiction, and its population.?

The PILT program was fully funded when Congress passed six FY24 appropriations bills in March. In FY23, North Dakota received over $2 million in PILT payments to counties encumbered by non-taxable federal land.