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Daggett County hears DWR update on PILT and watershed restorations
Summary
A Department of Wildlife Resources representative briefed the Daggett County Commission on the role of DWR PILT payments in offsetting tax losses on state-owned land and summarized statewide watershed restoration spending and local restoration acreage; the transcript’s county PILT dollar figure was unclear.
A Department of Wildlife Resources representative updated the Daggett County Commission on Dec. 2 about payments in lieu of taxes and ongoing watershed restoration work.
Miles, identified in the meeting as the DWR speaker, told commissioners that PILT funds are “a good way to offset the tax deficit when state owned lands” reduce the county’s tax base. He said DWR’s watershed restoration program remains active across the state, with “over $31,000,000 being spent throughout the state,” and that 124 acres of restoration work were completed in the local canyon last year.
Why it matters: PILT payments help counties recover revenue lost to state- and federally owned land that is not taxable at the local level. Local restoration activity can reduce wildfire risk, improve watershed health and support recreation and grazing lands used by county residents.
Details and limits: The transcript records Miles saying the county’s PILT payment “this year is 5,004 and 85,000, 4 and $83,” but that figure in the recorded text is unclear; the exact county PILT dollar amount was not specified in a verified form in the meeting record. Miles also provided a written attachment summarizing DWR watershed initiatives statewide. He described ongoing priorities and partnership work with the county.
No formal action was taken on the PILT report during the meeting. Commissioners thanked Miles and the DWR staff and then recessed briefly to conduct the municipal building authority meeting.
