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Ancram board discusses PILOT mechanics, administration and how revenue would be handled
Summary
The presenter's guidance said PILOT payments are commonly fixed per megawatt, typically paid annually and can go into general fund revenue; enforcement differs from taxes and unpaid PILOTs require contract litigation rather than county foreclosure.
Board members asked how pilot payments would be collected and used. The presenter said pilot payments are normally scheduled annually, often following a NYSERDA per-megawatt model, and "the pilot payment or the pilot agreement would have some additional aspects that the board should take into account" including administrative billing and enforcement differences.
On enforcement, the presenter contrasted unpaid taxes and unpaid PILOTs: taxes can lead to county foreclosure, while unpaid PILOTs are a contract breach that would require litigation to get a judgment and place a lien. He said PILOT proceeds could generally be treated as general fund revenue but noted there will be an administrative burden because pilot payments are billed and enforced separately from property tax rolls.
