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HCR45 • 2026

Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances

Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Harbison, Tony (144)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances

Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances

What This Bill Does

  • Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-02-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO. 45
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE HARBISON.
7170H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
WHEREAS, in 1976, Congress passed legislation creating "Payment in Lieu of
2 T axes" (PIL T), which sends federal payments to local governments to help of fset lost property
3 taxes; and
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5 WHEREAS, more than 1.7 million acres of land in Missouri is owned by the federal
6 government; and
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8 WHEREAS, the four counties in Missouri receiving the most PIL T payments in 2022
9 were W ayne, Shannon, Reynolds, Oregon, and T aney; and
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11 WHEREAS, three of those five counties are in the top ten poorest counties in the
12 state; and
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14 WHEREAS, PIL T payments should be adjusted in a manner to better serve Missouri's
15 poorest counties who have a lar ger share of federal land:
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17 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL VED that the members of the House of
18 Representatives of the One Hundred Third General Assembly , Second Regular Session, the
19 Senate concurring therein, hereby ur ge the federal government to issue PIL T payments
20 equivalent to the tax assessment on the land if the land were assessed as level 7 agricultural
21 land when the 16% of the residents of the county are at or below the federal poverty level; and
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23 BE IT FUR THER RESOL VED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of
24 Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for the
25 members of the Missouri congressional delegation.
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