Federal land payments provide major boost for local governments
DOI distributed $733 million through PILT to help local governments fund public services in areas with tax-exempt federal lands.
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Federal Highway Administration makes $43 million available for Hurricane Helene repairs
Some of the funding will be used to re-open and re-establish the roads and bridges in the national forests of North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
Nevada receives $375 million for conservation, park improvements
The funding will support critical infrastructure improvements while also advancing an initiative that looks to conserve nearly a third of U.S. land by the end of the decade.
