The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority approved
more than $16 million in greenways projects that will be split among 116
projects in 39 counties including Berks, Lehigh and Northampton.
The funds are part of the $28.5 million made available over
the past two years to fund Marcellus Legacy programs.
"We established these programs to ensure a portion of
the funds collected through the Marcellus Shale impact fee goes back to local
communities to support environmental enhancement and conservation programs,"
Gov. Tom Corbett said. "The first round of funding will provide more than
$16 million to develop, rehab and improve our public parks and recreation
areas."
Act 13 of 2012 authorized counties to impose an impact fee
on unconventional natural gas wells.
To date, the fee has generated more than $400 million. The
majority of the revenues are distributed to local governments where drilling is
taking place, with the remainder of the money used for statewide initiatives.
The $16 million will be used for projects that involve
greenways, trails or recreation.
Source: LVB.com
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