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The Effects of Fluctuations in Federal Revenue Sharing Payments Made to Rural Counties on School District Budgets

Federal revenue sharing programs aim to make up lost tax revenue to counties that contain federal land, as counties do not receive any property tax revenue from publicly owned lands. This may have a significant impact on rural school districts with a limited tax base, as most funding for public education comes from property tax revenue. My analysis seeks to determine the full impact of certain federal revenue sharing payments (paid out by the U.S. Forest Service) on school districts in counties that contain U.S. Forest Service land. My analysis shows that the payments have little impact on school district budgets, indicating that states likely smooth for variations in the U.S. Forest Service payments.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UTAHS/oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:etd-8777
Date01 December 2019
CreatorsHarmer, Camille
PublisherDigitalCommons@USU
Source SetsUtah State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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