# 119-s-1175: Small County PILT Parity Act

119-s-1175, Small County PILT Parity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1175
- Congress: 119
- Title: Small County PILT Parity Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Adds new low-population PILT payment tiers.** This bill changes the Payments in Lieu of Taxes formula to set per-person payment limits in 1,000-person steps for counties with 1,000 to 50,000 residents and lowers the low-population cutoff from 4,999 to 999. - Small counties and rural communities will have payment caps set by a new per-person schedule. Rates run roughly from $325.7 at the 1,000-person tier down to $95.6 at the 50,000-person tier. - County finance officials must use the revised 1,000-increment table instead of the prior broader table when calculating PILT limits, changing how local payment caps are computed.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher PILT limits for small counties: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would change PILT payments for counties with 1,000 to 50,000 people. It would lower two statutory population cutoffs so the per-population table applies starting at 1,000. The bill would replace the old table with a new per-person rate for every 1,000-resident increment from 1…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act
- 119-s-356: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

## Sources
- [119-s-1175 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1175)

## Related
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547)
- [119-s-356: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-356)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1175 (as of 2026-09-10).