Date of Award:
12-2019
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Economics and Finance
Department name when degree awarded
Economics
Committee Chair(s)
Briggs Depew
Committee
Briggs Depew
Committee
Christopher Fawson
Committee
Paul M. Jakus
Abstract
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.
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Recommended Citation
Harmer, Camille, "The Effects of Fluctuations in Federal Revenue Sharing Payments Made to Rural Counties on School District Budgets" (2019). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 7644.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7644
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