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Issue Position: Impact Aid

Issue Position

By: Tom Cole
By: Tom Cole
Date: Jan. 1, 2012
Location: 01/01/2012
Issues: Indigenous Peoples Housing and Property

I believe it is very important for the government to continue funding Impact Aid. This funding is important to districts serving large constituencies of civilian defense workers, members of the armed forces and Native Americans. This program covers the cost of students living on Native American land or military bases. It provides payments to local governments because federal property and Native American lands are exempt from local property taxes, which is the main source of funding for most local school systems. Many schools in Oklahoma rely on these funds to provide the resources to give their students a quality education.


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