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    "title": "CNX Nears $128 Million in Cumulative Pennsylvania Impact Fee Payments",
    "modified_at": "2026-07-01 03:12:17",
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    "url": "https://www.positiveenergyhub.com/cnx-nears-128-million-in-cumulative-pennsylvania-impact-fee-payments",
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    "body": "\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ce457736-b8c3-4126-8356-00f21b1a32d8/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-ce457736-b8c3-4126-8356-00f21b1a32d8\"\n                data-id=\"ce457736-b8c3-4126-8356-00f21b1a32d8\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ce457736-b8c3-4126-8356-00f21b1a32d8/-/inline/no/2025+CNX+production.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ce457736-b8c3-4126-8356-00f21b1a32d8/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p><em>By Positive Energy Hub Staff</em></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Pennsylvania&#039;s natural gas industry fuels the Commonwealth&#039;s economy in ways that go far beyond affordable energy costs, <a href=\"https://www.ifo.state.pa.us/download.cfm?file=Resources/Documents/Electricity_Update_RB_2026_03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reliable electricity generation</a>, job creation, and attracting investment.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">One of the most direct examples: Act 13&#039;s impact fee, which has returned<strong> </strong><a href=\"https://www.puc.pa.gov/press-release/2026/puc-announces-2438-million-in-natural-gas-impact-fees-for-pennsylvania-communities-06152026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>more than $3.12 billion to state and local governments since 2012</strong></a> &mdash; funding the roads, bridges, parks, and emergency services that communities depend on every day.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Following 2025 impact fee collections, CNX has now contributed <a href=\"https://www.act13-reporting.puc.pa.gov/Modules/PublicReporting/Overview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly $128 million</a> of the overall total.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>What Is the Impact Fee?</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Pennsylvania&#039;s impact fee is a per-well tax on unconventional natural gas development, assessed annually by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC). Paid on each well for 15 years on a declining scale, the fee is distributed directly to the counties and municipalities where development takes place &mdash; as well as all 67 Pennsylvania counties through the Marcellus Legacy Fund. It funds roads, bridges, parks, emergency services, affordable housing, stormwater systems, and environmental programs.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>CNX&#039;s 2025 Contribution</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">In 2025, CNX paid approximately $11.2 million in impact fees across its southwestern Pennsylvania operating counties of Allegheny, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Washington, and Westmoreland. These payments are depicted below.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33f1e69a-9033-457f-bcb1-298dcbcaaa46/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33f1e69a-9033-457f-bcb1-298dcbcaaa46/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33f1e69a-9033-457f-bcb1-298dcbcaaa46/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-33f1e69a-9033-457f-bcb1-298dcbcaaa46\"\n                data-id=\"33f1e69a-9033-457f-bcb1-298dcbcaaa46\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33f1e69a-9033-457f-bcb1-298dcbcaaa46/-/inline/no/cnx+state+graphic+counties.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/33f1e69a-9033-457f-bcb1-298dcbcaaa46/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>A Model That Works</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">PA PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank put it well: <em>&quot;The impact fee continues to provide significant and sustained support for Pennsylvania communities &mdash; especially those directly affected by natural gas development. More than a decade into Act 13, this funding continues to bolster local infrastructure, environmental projects, and public services across the Commonwealth.&quot;</em></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Pennsylvania&#039;s impact fee model is first-in-the-nation for a reason: it ensures that the communities hosting natural gas development share directly in its benefits, while also providing support across the Commonwealth through the Marcellus Legacy Fund. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Read more about Pennsylvania&#039;s impact fee in the fact sheet below. Additional information &ndash; including county- and municipality-level distributions, producer payments, and historical data &ndash; is available on the <a href=\"https://www.act13-reporting.puc.pa.gov/Modules/PublicReporting/Overview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PUC&rsquo;s Act 13 website</a>. </p><div class=\"release-content-embed release-content-embed--rich release-content-embed--contained\" id=\"embed-bae19425-6622-4fdd-a941-2d7f78e5e161\"><div><div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 129.4118%;\"><iframe data-iframely-url=\"https://iframely.net/api/iframe?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F5fa59397-4c66-4f6e-b10e-ad31e2d7a381%2FCNX%2520Impact%2520Fee%25202025%2520Snapshot.pdf%23_cb1782871618&key=8fe6cdec03482ac31f27a6ae8ea2fb3f\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><script async src=\"https://iframely.net/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script></div><p style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;</p><hr /><h4 id=\"read-more\" ><em>Read more...</em></h4><div id=\"bookmark-395cba2f-0a48-4e70-aa08-73723a394ad2\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/local-news/2026/jun/18/region-receives-millions-of-dollars-in-natural-gas-impact-fee-money/\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fwashington.ogdennews.com%2Fimages%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F16141032%2FMarcellus-Shale.jpg?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=11b1d685272b68581a7aef55f535576f)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/local-news/2026/jun/18/region-receives-millions-of-dollars-in-natural-gas-impact-fee-money/\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"395cba2f-0a48-4e70-aa08-73723a394ad2\"\n           >\n                Region receives millions in natural gas impact fees            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                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. 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