As Governor Corbett’s Marcellus Shale impact fee moves from proposal to bill, one factor may tie things up in the legislature: the Republican’s plan to let counties, not the state, assess and collect the levy. Under Corbett’s proposal, each gas-producing county has the option to impose an impact fee, and can then set its own [...]
Governor Corbett has predicted Pennsylvania’s General Assembly will pass a broad Marcellus Shale bill – possibly including an impact fee on extraction – this fall. Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi is on the same page. Speaking on a panel at the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s “Shale Gas Insight” conference, the Republican said he’s “optimistic” a regulatory [...]
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