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HB 1950 / Act 13 – Fee Assessment The Impact Fee – Year One and Two (2012 and 2013) q The fee is levied on all unconventional wells regardless of start date. For those wells started before 2011, they are assumed to be spud in 2011 for purposes of determining the fee. q Capped wells are included. q Wells producing less that 90,000 cubic feet per day are included. q Vertical wells are assessed at a lesser rate, 20% of total horizontal well fee. q Each well on a pad is counted separately. Subsequent Year Provisions: q After 3 payment cycles, fees will be suspended on capped wells. q After 3 payment cycles, fees will be suspended on wells producing less than 90,000 cubic feet per day. q Provides for fees to be re-instated when production resumes at 90,000 ft3/day. q Provides for fees to be levied on wells that reach beyond the Marcellus Formation. q Restarts the fee schedule at year one for re-stimulated wells. 1 Updated May 11, 2012 ---PAGE BREAK--- Utility Commission 40% Statewide Initiatives 60% Local Governments $23 million off the top to Selected State Agencies • County Conservation Districts • Fish and Boat Commission • PUC (administration) • DEP • PEMA • Office of State Fire Commissioner • PennDOT for rail freight • Marcellus Legacy Fund • Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund HB 1950 / Act 13 – Impact Fee Distribution 2 Updated May 11, 2012 ---PAGE BREAK--- Utility Commission 40% Statewide Initiatives $23 million off the top to Selected State Agencies 20% Commonwealth Financing Authority 25% Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account 10% Environmental Stewardship Fund 25% Water & Sewer Projects 15% Greenways, Recreation and Open Space Initiatives 5% DCED** (2011-2013 only) 5% Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund (2014 and after) Act 13 Statewide Initiatives 3 AMD treatment, well plugging, greenways, baseline water quality data on private sources, flood control . . . $40,000 minimum to county to replace or repair locally owned at- risk bridges Half to Pennvest and half to H2O program Minimum $25,000 to county for greenways, community conservation and beautification No specifics provided **Projects to build capacity for use of NG Updated May 11, 2012 ---PAGE BREAK--- Utility Commission 60% Impacted Local Governments $23 million off the top to Selected State Agencies 36% Host Counties (based on wells) 37% Host Municipalities (based on wells) 27% Host & Non-Host Municipalities in Host Counties 50% All Municipalities** 50% Host and Contiguous Municipalities** 13 Act 13 Local Initiatives 4 Updated May 11, 2012 Calculations based on road mileage and population ---PAGE BREAK--- Utility Commission 60% Local Governments $23 million off the top to Selected State Agencies 36% County Governments * 37% Host Municipalities * 13.5% Host Municipalities, Contiguous Municipalities and Non-Host Municipalities** 13.5% Host Municipalities and Contiguous Municipalities** Act 13 Centre County Distribution 5 Updated May 11, 2012 Calculations based on road mileage and population. Centre County Distribution * Calculation based on % of wells in county (or municipality) relative to total statewide well count. ---PAGE BREAK--- Act 13 – Qualifying Municipalities Updated May 11, 2012 Listing based on current PUC Spud Report. Host Municipalities: q Burnside Township q Curtin Township q Rush Township q Snow Shoe Township Contiguous Municipalities: q Boggs Township q Howard Township q Huston Township q Liberty Township q Philipsburg Borough q Snow Shoe Borough q Taylor Township q Union Township q Worth Township Non-Host Municipalities: q Bellefonte Borough q Benner Township q Centre Hall Borough q College Township q Ferguson Township q Gregg Township q Haines Township q Halfmoon Township q Harris Township q Howard Borough q Marion Township q Miles Township q Milesburg Borough q Millheim borough q Patton Township q Penn Township q Port Matilda Borough q Potter Township q Spring Township q State College Borough q Unionville Borough q Walker Township