Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HCR45: Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances
Status: Introduced
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE HARBISON. 7170H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk WHEREAS, in 1976, Congress passed legislation creating "Payment in Lieu of Taxes" (PILT), which sends federal payments to local governments to help offset lost property taxes; and WHEREAS, more than 1.7 million acres of land in Missouri is owned by the federal government; and WHEREAS, the four counties in Missouri receiving the most PILT payments in 2022 were Wayne, Shannon, Reynolds, Oregon, and Taney; and WHEREAS, three of those five counties are in the top ten poorest counties in the state; and WHEREAS,PILT payments should be adjusted in a manner to better serve Missouri's poorest counties who have a larger share of federal land: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Third General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby urge the federal government to issue PILT payments equivalent to the tax assessment on the land if the land were assessed as level 7 agricultural land when the 16% of the residents of the county are at or below the federal poverty level; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution …
Sponsors
- Harbison, Tony (R, 144) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HCR45?
- HCR45 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Urges the federal government to provide payment in lieu of taxes for federal lands in certain counties in certain circumstances.
- What is the status of HCR45?
- Introduced. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR45?
- Harbison, Tony (R, 144).
- Where is the official record for HCR45?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HCR45&year=2026&code=R
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