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P.O. Box 6005 • Bend, OR 97708-6005
1300 NW Wall St, Suite 206· Bend, OR 97701-1960
(541) 388-6570· Fax (541) 385-3202
www.co.deschutes .or.usNovember 25,2013 board@co.deschutes .or.us
Tammy Baney
The Honorable Greg Walden Anthony DeBone
2182 Rayburn House Office Building Alan Unger
Washington, DC 20510
Bend Field Office
1051 NW Bond, Suite 400
Bend, OR 97701
RE : Reauthorization of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program
Dear Congressman Walden:
On behalf of the residents of Deschutes County, we would like to thank you for your efforts in
helping to secure the continuance of vital federal payments to Oregon counties via the recent
reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act (SRS) and
hopefully what is soon to be a similar reauthorization of the federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PIL T)
program .
We appreciate that you are keenly aware of the critical necessity of the PILT program and the
mitigation it provides to local government to offset the impacts of vast federal land holdings in our
state . Over 75% of the land in Deschutes County is federally owned.
We also appreciate your eff0l1s to engage your counterparts in helping to craft a long term funding
solution to both PILT and SRS.
Please keep up this good work on our behalf and do not hesitate to contact Deschutes County if we
can provide assistance.
Sincerely,
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Alan Unger , Chair
Tammy Baney, Vice Chair
Anthony DeBone, Commissioner
Enhancing the Lives of Citizens by Delivering Quality Services in a Cost-Effective Manner
Board of Cou Commissioners
P.O. Box 6005 • Bend. OR 97708-6005
1 300 NW Wall St. Suite 206 • Bend . OR 97701-1 960
(541) 388-6570· Fax (541) 385-3202
www.co.deschutes.or.usNovember 25,2013 board@co.deschutes.or.us
Tammy Baney
The Honorable Ron Wyden Anthony DeBone
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building Alan Unger
Washington, DC 20510-3703
Bend Field Office
Jamison Building
131 NW Hawthorne, Suite 107
Bend, OR 97701
RE: Reauthorization of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PIL T) program
Dear Senator Wyden:
On behalf of the residents of Deschutes County, we would like to thank you for your efforts in helping
to secure the continuance of vital federal payments to Oregon counties via the recent reauthorization of
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act (SRS) and hopefully what is soon to
be a similar reauthorization of the federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PIL T) program.
We appreciate that you are keenly aware of the critical necessity of the PILT program and the
mitigation it provides to local government to offset the impacts of vast federal land holdings in our
state. Over 75% of the land in Deschutes County is federally owned.
We also appreciate your efforts to engage your counterparts in helping to craft a long term funding
solution to both PIL T and SRS.
Please keep up this good work on our behalf and do not hesitate to contact Deschutes County if we
can provide assistance.
Sincerely,
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Alan Unger, Chair
Tammy Baney, Vice Chair
Anthony DeBone, Commissioner
Enhancing the Lives of Citizens by Delivering Quality Services in a Cost-Effective Manner
November 25 , 2013
The Honorable Jeff Merkley
313 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-3704
Bend Field Office
Jamison Building
131 NW Hawthorne , Suite 208
Bend, OR 97701
Board of Cou Commissioners
P .O. Box 6005 • Bend, OR 97708-6005
1300 NW Wall St, Suite 206 • Bend, OR 97701-1960
(541) 388-6570· Fax (541) 385-3202
www.co.deschutes.or.us
board@co.deschutes.or.us
Tammy Baney
Anthony DeB one
Alan Unger
RE: Reauthorization of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PIL T) program
Dear Senator Merkley :
On behalf of the residents of Deschutes County, we would like to thank you for your efforts in
helping to secure the continuance of vital federal payments to Oregon counties via the recent
reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act (SRS) and
hopefully what is soon to be a similar reauthorization of the federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes
(PIL T) program .
We appreciate that you are keenly aware of the critical neces s ity of the PILT program and the
mitigation it provides to local government to offset the impacts of vast federal land holdings in
our state . Over 75% of the land in Deschutes County is federally owned.
We also appreciate your efforts to engage your counterparts in helping to craft a long term
funding solution to both PIL T and SRS.
Please keep up this good work on our behalf and do not hesitate to contact Deschutes County if
we can provide assistance.
Sincerely,
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Alan Unger , Chair
Tammy Baney, Vice Chair
Anthony DeBone, Commissioner
Enhancing the Lives of Citizens by Delivering Quality Services in a Cost-Effective Manner