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Committee advances bill to expand automatic PILOTs to public housing authorities
Summary
A Montgomery County joint committee on July 24 unanimously recommended Bill 25-25 to the full council. The bill would expand automatic payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to public housing authorities, clarify the definition of "authority," and add procedural language on regulatory agreements and transfers of buy‑right PILOTs.
A Montgomery County joint committee of Government Operations & Fiscal Policy and Planning, Housing, and Parks on July 24 voted unanimously to recommend Bill 25-25, which would expand and clarify the county’s payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILOT) provisions to apply expressly to public housing authorities. The committee met in a joint session to review the measure after its June 17 introduction and a July 8 public hearing.
The bill, as described by council members and staff, would add a definition of “authority,” align county language with state housing code, extend the buy‑right or automatic PILOT that currently applies to the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) to other public housing authorities, and change certain procedural rules for executive regulations. Council staff told the committee the Office of Management and Budget’s fiscal impact statement anticipates no county expenditure or additional staffing if the bill is enacted.
Council Member Andrew Friedson, co‑chair of the joint committee, said the measure is intended to “clarify…
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