WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that the Department of the Interior is distributing over $25 million to Alaskan communities in compensation for taxes that could not be levied on federal lands in their jurisdictions during fiscal year 2011.
The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides monetary compensation to local governments that contain National Forests, Bureau of Land Management public lands, National Parks and other lands dedicated to water resource development projects. The monies help local governments carry out vital services, such as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.

“These payments in lieu of taxes are essential to the local governments and communities in Alaska to fund necessary projects,” Murkowski said.

Below are 2010 and 2011 payments to individual areas.

Community/Borough

2010 Payment-First Figure

2011 Payment-Second Figure

ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH

$442,396

$454,403

ALEUTIANS WEST

$751,137

$765,045

BETHEL

$1,594,236

$1,678,548

BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH

$142,038

$147,180

DENALI BOROUGH

$298,423

$301,199

DILLINGHAM

$799,182

$814,050

FAIRBANKS NORTHSTAR BOROUGH

$409,406

$412,257

HAINES BOROUGH

$364,214

$364,189

HOONAH-ANGOON CENSUS AREA

$342,921

$336,529

JUNEAU CITY & BOROUGH
$1,421,919

$1,559,614

KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH

$2,368,318

$2,466,757

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH

$1,006,218

$1,006,148

KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH

$1,328,052

$1,338,660

LAKE & PENINSULA BOROUGH

$239,416

$243,889

MATANUSKA SUSITNA BOROUGH

$3,181,312

$3,217,410

MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE

$680,539

$654,650

MUNICIPALITY-SKAGWAY

$64,937

$64,932

NOME

$1,107,990

$1,139,411

NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

$995,130

$1,004,921

NORTHWEST ARTIC BOROUGH

$995,130

$1,065,768

PETERSBURG CENSUS AREA

$608,294

$616,724

PRINCE OF WALES

$651,034

$650,925

S.E. FAIRBANKS

$995,130

$1,004,921

SITKA CITY BOROUGH

$592,145

$592,104

VALDEZ/CORDOVA

$1,107,990

$1,139,411

WADE HAMPTON

$1,055,371

$1,065,768

WRANGEL BOROUGH

$346,146

$352,810

YAKUTAT BOROUGH

$110,437

$117,875

YUKON KOYUKUK

$905,837

$914,765

TOTAL

$24,905,298

$25,490,863