Local governments across the Commonwealth are benefiting from natural gas and the state’s unique natural gas impact fee. Every year, whether drilling takes place within its borders or not, each county in the state is allocated a portion of the annual revenues generated from the fee, which is a tax, on natural gas wells. This

The natural gas impact fee continues to be a moneymaker for Pennsylvania. This year’s allocation, generated from 2025 natural gas drilling activity, produced nearly $244 million. Since 2012, the impact fee has contributed an astonishing $3.1 billion to Pennsylvania. These funds — which are collected and distributed annually — help to pay for countless community

The natural gas impact fee continues to be a moneymaker for Pennsylvania. This year’s allocation, generated from 2025 natural gas drilling activity, produced nearly $244 million. Since 2012, the impact fee has contributed an astonishing $3.1 billion to Pennsylvania. These funds – which are collected and distributed annually – help to pay for countless community

Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee continues to prove the doubters wrong. When it was enacted over a decade ago, opponents were convinced that it wouldn’t benefit the Commonwealth the way a severance tax might. They insisted that a severance tax — which would probably just funnel more money into the black hole that is the

Pennsylvania local governments have been receiving a payday from the state’s natural gas industry. The commonwealth’s Independent Fiscal Office has estimated that the state’s natural gas impact fee collections will come in at $239.9 million for 2025 — an increase of 46% over the previous year. This fee (which is really just a tax on

Too often politicians on all levels of government look for the quick solution — focusing on the near future and not the long game. This haphazard, shortsighted approach making can end up costing residents in the long run. Fortunately for Pennsylvania, we have a standout example of how long-term, pro-growth policies can produce annual benefits

Tioga County continues to benefit from Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee. This year, the county received nearly $3.5 million in the annual revenue distribution, while municipalities throughout the county received a little over $6 million in total. These are dollars that can go towards important projects aimed at improving our overall quality of life in

Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee is working well and truly benefiting the people that live here. The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania sustains tens of thousands of good jobs and contributes hundreds of millions of impact fee dollars to communities every year that have direct, positive results for the state’s residents. It’s a simple concept,

Washington, Greene and Fayette counties will receive a combined $38.9 million in impact fee money from natural gas drilling in 2025, according to figures released this week by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Of the $243.8 million that will be distributed to communities across the commonwealth, Washington County will be receiving $21.3 million, divided between