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Heated testimony as committee considers bill letting municipalities require PILOT payments from nonprofits
Summary
House Bill 625 would permit municipalities to adopt ordinances requiring nonprofits to make payments in lieu of taxes equal to 25% of the municipal rate; nonprofit providers and advocates warned of programmatic cuts and financial harm, while municipal representatives and the Municipal Association said it preserves local option and negotiation.
The committee heard extensive testimony Feb. 4 on House Bill 625, which would create a statutory framework allowing municipalities to require payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) from otherwise tax-exempt nonprofit organizations equal to 25% of the municipal portion of the assessed property tax, with exceptions and negotiation allowed by local ordinance.
Representative William Bolton, the bill’s sponsor and a former select-board member from Plymouth, said the bill was drafted after local officials in Plymouth asked for a tool to address municipalities where a large share of property is tax-exempt. "Regardless, all the residents, all the businesses, all the non profits receive every benefit that is provided by the town of Plymouth and is funded by the Town Of…
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