The effects of PA's proposed drilling impact fee
February 13, 2012
How much, where and how will it be used - questions regarding the new drilling impact fee passed by PA's House of Representatives.
To view CCAP's (County Commissioners of Pennsylvania) analysis of the proposed drilling fees, click here.
To view a map that identifies how much money county governments will receive from the first round of impact fee payments, which is due September 1, 2012. Click here.
Northeastern Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale boom counties stand to raise millions of dollars this year through an impact fee on the deep gas wells. Read more.
In Western Pennsylvania, expected fees of $40 million could expand the water and sewage system and repair truck-stressed bridges and roads. Read more.
Drilling impact fees could make affordable housing available to individuals with low-and-moderate incomes who are being priced out of the housing market in boom areas. Read more.
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