PILT funds included in Farm Bill

RBC I Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall on Tuesday heralded the inclusion of an extension of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program in the Farm Bill conference report.
Bennet, a member of the Farm Bill conference committee, helped negotiate the final bill. Bennet and Udall led a bipartisan push to extend the program after it was left out of the budget passed earlier this month.
“Rural communities in Colorado and…