BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced that 36 West Virginia counties would be receiving funding from The U.S. Department of Interior’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. The total amount received for the counties is $3,868,229.
These payments are made annually to counties with non-taxable Federal land within their borders to offset the lost property tax revenue.
“PILT program funds help offset shortfalls that our local municipalities face in serving their residents and invest in our communities. I’m pleased to see this support heading to West Virginia, and I look forward to seeing the positive impact this funding will make in counties across our state,” Senator Capito said.
Southern West Virginia counties included are Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming.
Full list of funding by county below:
Barbour – $3,337
Braxton – $82,619
Cabell – $7,073
Fayette – $115,099
Grant – $49,873
Greenbrier – $340,155
Hampshire – $10,709
Hardy – $162,288
Jefferson – $15,575
Kanawha – $1,007
Lewis – $64,314
Marion – $702
Mason – $2,433
Mercer – $369
Mineral – $11,080
Mingo – $11,036
Monongalia – $284
Monroe – $66,379
Morgan – $362
Nicholas – $117,681
Ohio – $268
Pendleton – $310,762
Pleasants – $142
Pocahontas – $980,052
Preston – $12,365
Putnam – $1,284
Raleigh – $42,260
Randolph – $639,431
Summers – $74,730
Taylor – $6,529
Tucker – $320,569
Wayne – $113,377
Webster – $207,195
Wetzel – $135
Wood – $387
Wyoming – $96,368