Cook: Nearly $25 Million Coming to the 50th District from Marcellus Shale Impact Fees

June 16, 2026

HARRISBURG – Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene/Washington) today announced municipalities in the 50th Legislative District will receive more than $11.2 million in Marcellus Shale impact fees. In addition to the municipal funding, Greene County will receive close to $5.5 million and Washington County will receive more than $7.8 million from the impact fees.

“We have an abundant amount energy under out feet,” Cook said. “We’ve advocated for unleashing the energy potential of our region, and this impact fee money demonstrates how responsible natural gas development continues to benefit our communities.”

The following impact fee disbursements in the 50th District were announced:

Greene County:
• Aleppo Township - $349,026.
• Carmichaels Borough - $28,620.
• Center Township - $1.17 million.
• Clarksville Borough - $15,426.
• Cumberland Township - $794,474.
• Dunkard Township - $341,990.
• Franklin Township - $949,087.
• Freeport Township - $36,472.
• Gilmore Township - $178,074.
• Gray Township - $76,211.
• Greene Township - $215,258.
• Greensboro Borough - $20,389.
• Jackson Township - $397,047.
• Jefferson Borough - $17,974.
• Jefferson Township - $417,948.
• Monongahela Township - $152,266.
• Morgan Township - $648,747.
• Morris Township - $713,245.
• Perry Township - $195,760.
• Rices Landing Borough - $31,759.
• Richhill Township - $815,392.
• Springhill Township - $312,064.
• Washington Township - $721,428.
• Wayne Township - $420,348.
• Waynesburg Borough - $260,967.
• Whiteley Township - $428,617.

Washington County
• Allenport Borough - $13,734.
• Beallsville Borough - $8,502.
• Bentleyville Borough - $59,352.
• California Borough - $99,272.
• Centreville Borough - $112,325.
• Charleroi Borough - $81,847.
• Coal Center Borough - $2,938.
• Cokeburg Borough - $16,637.
• Deemston Borough - $34,278.
• Dunlevy Borough - $8,381.
• East Bethlehem Township - $78,835.
• Elco Borough - $7,287.
• Ellsworth Borough - $20,502.
• Long Branch Borough - $16,999.
• Marianna Borough - $16,296.
• North Bethlehem Township - $405,866.
• North Charleroi Borough - $26,382.
• Roscoe Borough - $17,031.
• Speers Borough - $25,337.
• Stockdale Borough - $8,759.
• Twilight Borough - $7,810.
• West Bethlehem Township - $312,380.
• West Brownsville Borough - $29,364.
• West Pike Run Township - $142,901.

Under Act 13 of 2012, impact fees are collected from the drilling companies with 60% returned to counties and municipalities affected by drilling. The rest of the money goes into a Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund, a portion of which is provided to counties. The remaining funds are used by the state for emergency response planning, training and other activities; water, storm water, and sewer system construction and repair; infrastructure maintenance and repair; as well as statewide environmental initiatives.

Representative Bud Cook
50th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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