The Tribune Review reported Monday afternoon the Public Utility Commission collected 11.5 percent more in drilling impact fees for 2013 than it did in 2012.
The PUC collected $225.75 million for impact fees in 2013, up from $202.4 million for 2012 and $204.2 million in 2011 totaling $632.35 million for the first three years of the program.
The PUC also made available a list of how much money each county and municipalities will receive from the 2013 impact fees.
On April 25 StateImpact Pennsylvania reported nearly half the townships and a quarter of the counties receiving funds from the Act 13 drilling impact fee missed the April 15 deadline for reporting how they spent $17.4 million of last year’s money. Reports were filed covering $81.8 million.
County and local governments spent just $3.1 million of the $98.9 million they received from 2012 impact fees on projects in any way connected to environmental problems and just $7,296 on water preservation and reclamation, according to the Public Utility Commission.
For more information, visit the PUC’s Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee webpage.On April 25 StateImpact Pennsylvania reported nearly half the townships and a quarter of the counties receiving funds from the Act 13 drilling impact fee missed the April 15 deadline for reporting how they spent $17.4 million of last year’s money. Reports were filed covering $81.8 million.
County and local governments spent just $3.1 million of the $98.9 million they received from 2012 impact fees on projects in any way connected to environmental problems and just $7,296 on water preservation and reclamation, according to the Public Utility Commission.