Armanini announces natural gas impact fees for municipalities in 75th District

HARRISBURG – On Thursday, state Rep. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) announced Elk County and the municipalities of Clearfield County within the 75th Legislative District will receive a combined sum of more than $1 million in impact fees from the natural gas industry.

“Impact fees provide an economic stimulus to communities affected by natural gas drilling,” said Armanini. “These funds assist our municipal governments with many critical projects, such as road and bridge repairs. I am happy to share that the 75th District is receiving such a substantial amount of funding through these fees.”

Impact fee disbursements were established in 2012 and are distributed through the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). For more information and a complete list of disbursements to counties and municipalities across the Commonwealth, visit the PUC’s website at www.puc.pa.gov.

The following municipalities in Clearfield County received a total of almost $100,000 in impact fees:

• Bell Township –$4,327.
• Bloom Township –$844.
• Brady Township –$6,597.
• Curwensville Borough –$4,295.
• DuBois City –$11,824.
• Ferguson Township –$13,000.
• Grampian Borough –$329.
• Greenwood Township –$2,703.
• Huston Township –$15,690.
• Mahaffey Borough –$515.
• New Washington Borough –$223.
• Newburg Borough –$204.
• Penn Township –$4,557.
• Pike Township –$6,687.
• Sandy Township –$19,508.
• Troutville Borough –$410.
• Union Township –$3,305.

The following municipalities in Elk County received a total of more than $900,000 in impact fees:

• Benezette Township –$7,734.
• Fox Township –$62,681.
• Highland Township –$29,071.
• Horton Township –$40,795.
• Jay Township –$42,712.
• Johnsonburg Borough –$20,914.
• Jones Township –$449,502.
• Millstone Township –$13,283.
• Ridgway Borough –$34,342.
• Ridgway Township –$32,535.
• St. Marys City –$160,656.
• Spring Creek Township –$12,413.

Questions about impact fee disbursements or any state government issue should be directed to Armanini’s St. Marys district office at 814-781-6301 or his DuBois office at 814-375-4688.