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Adopted in 1906, federal law requires the U.S. Forest Service to provide counties and schools with 25 percent of the revenues generated on federal forest lands from a variety of...

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In October 1976, Congress enacted the Federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act to provide federal payments to local governments to help offset losses in property tax revenues due to nontaxable federal lands within local governments' boundaries. 

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RCRC Chair and President Present Check to Southern Inyo Fire Protection District
Last week, Greg Norton, RCRC President and CEO, joined Matt Kingsley, RCRC Chair and Inyo County Supervisor, at an event...Read more
RCRC Chair Outlines Specific Suggestions to Minimize Impacts from PSPS Events
Earlier this week, RCRC Chair and Inyo County Supervisor Matt Kingsley sent a letter to the California Senate Energy, Utilities...Read more
Disaster Relief & Tax Extenders
Representative Mike Thompson’s (D-Napa) Disaster Tax Relief Bill ( H.R. 3301 ) was approved by the House Committee on Ways...Read more
Appropriations Update
On Tuesday, The Trump Administration announced backing off demands for $8.6 billion in fiscal 2020 border wall spending in negotiations...Read more
Cannabis Banking Update
Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) said in an interview on Wednesday that he would like to hold a...Read more
BULLETIN BOARD
Announcements regarding hearings, grants, and public comment notices of importance to California's rural counties. CalPERS Leadership Forums Last week, RCRC...Read more
RCRC Requests More Public Scrutiny with Investor-Owned Utility PSPS Post-Event Report Filings
On October 30 th , RCRC filed a response in support of motions made by the California Community Choice Association...Read more
SRS Extension and SRS Trust
A bipartisan letter has been circulating among House Offices in support of including two years of Federal Payments in Lieu...Read more
Federal Appropriations Update
Leadership in both the House and Senate and White House officials met Tuesday to try to reinvigorate stalled appropriation negotiations...Read more
Rural Broadband Update
Last weekend, the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) approved performance testing procedures for carriers receiving Connect America Fund. This would apply...Read more
The Economic Impact of Tourism on California’s Rural Counties
After nine consecutive years of growth, California’s travel and tourism economy continues to surge. Visitors pumped more than $140 billion...Read more
BULLETIN BOARD
Announcements regarding hearings, grants, and public comment notices of importance to California's rural counties. RCRC Hosts FREE Self Generation Incentive...Read more
Federal Appropriations Update
With barely five weeks left before the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expires on November 21 st , Congressional leaders are...Read more
Broadband Update
The Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act ( S. 1822 ), sponsored by Senator Rodger Wicker (R-Mississippi), would require...Read more
State and Local Income Tax Deduction (SALT) Update
On Wednesday, Senate Democrats forced a vote to overturn Internal Revenue Service rules blocking workarounds to the State and Local...Read more
Federal Forestry and Wildlife Update
On Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System announced a Director’s Order to allow the use...Read more
BULLETIN BOARD
Announcements regarding hearings, grants, and public comment notices of importance to California's rural counties. RCRC Hosts FREE Self Generation Incentive...Read more
RCRC and CAFWA Partners Submit Comments on the Water Resilience Portfolio
Last week, RCRC and its partners in the California Forest Watershed Alliance (CAFWA) provided comments on the Water Resilience Portfolio...Read more
RCRC Affirms the Need to Make Significant Changes to PG&E’s Rural PSPS Events
Earlier this week, Marybel Batjer, President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), sent a letter to William Johnson, Chief...Read more
Rural Broadband Update
This week, Representative Antonio Delgado (D-New York) announced a package of two bills aimed at addressing flawed broadband mapping practices...Read more
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