PA bill would give local governments a cut of state land revenue

Millions from state lands could be redirected to rural Pa.

BELLEFONTE — Counties, municipalities, and school districts would get a share of the revenue generated by Pennsylvania’s state-owned land under proposed bipartisan legislation.

Millions From State Lands Could Be Redirected to Rural Pennsylvania to Help Make Up for Tax-Exempt Property

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for Talk of the Town, a newsletter of local stories that dig deep, events and more from north-central PA, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. BELLEFONTE — Counties, municipalities and school districts would get a share of the revenue generat…

PA bill would give local governments a cut of state land revenue

BELLEFONTE — Counties, municipalities, and school districts would get a share of the revenue generated by Pennsylvania’s state-owned land under proposed bipartisan legislation. The bill would boost the budgets of rural communities that host tax-exempt property, such as state forests and parks, and that have few other options for raising money to fund government services. However, the source of the money could leave the bill open to legal challen…