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Impact fees from drilling rebounded in 2021 after pandemic slowdown

Natural gas companies in Pennsylvania are paying $234.4 million in impact fees, the highest amount since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, for drilling wells in 2021. Most of the fees go directly into the hands of Pennsylvania county governments.

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Fee hike more than doubles price for shale gas drilling permits in Pa.
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Fee hike more than doubles price for shale gas drilling permits in Pa.

The fees are meant to cover the state’s cost to regulate drillers, but with companies pulling fewer permits, the increase may still fall short. 
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Pennsylvania board votes to raise shale well permit fees 150%
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Pennsylvania board votes to raise shale well permit fees 150%

Regulators say the increase is necessary to fund oversight of Pennsylvania’s growing inventory of oil and gas wells.
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