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Public-lands counties fighting for permanent federal payments

07/25/18 6:35 AM By Jonathan H. Harsch
KEYWORDS Cathy McMorris Rogers Forest Service Greg Walden National Association of Counties orrin hatch Payments in Lieu of Taxes PILT Ron Wyden ryan zinke Secure Rural Schools timber sales usda
Counties in heavily forested areas of the western United States are pleading with Congress to provide permanent funding for a program designed to partially compensate them for the sharp decline in timber sales from non-taxpaying national forests.
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