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August 17th, 2004

ANDERSON RE-APPOINTED VICE CHAIR OF NACo PUBLIC LANDS STEERING COMMITTEE

SKAGIT COUNTY – Skagit County Commissioner Ted Anderson was recently re-appointed vice chair of the Public Lands Steering Committee for the National Association of Counties (NACo) for the fifth consecutive year, by NACo President Angelo Kyle. “It’s a great honor to continue my leadership role on this committee,” said Anderson. “Skagit County has 538,817 acres of federally owned land.”
Anderson has been instrumental in lobbying for federal payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) funds over the past several years. These revenues are based on tax-exempt federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the National Parks Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and for federal water projects and some military installations. He was also recently appointed to the Government Sustainability Committee.
“We’ve had great support from our state delegation on public land issues and many successes. These revenues are deposited in the general fund to help offset our expenses for jurisdictional responsibilities on federal land,” said Anderson.

For further information, contact:
Dan Berentson
Communications Director
360-336-3461