Hamm Reports Almost $7.5 Million in Natural Gas Impact Fees to Benefit 84th District Residents

June 24, 2025

HARRISBURG –Almost $7.5 million in impact fee revenue derived from natural gas producers in Pennsylvania during 2024 is on its way to portions of Lycoming County and Sullivan County, according to Rep. Joe Hamm (R-Lycoming/Sullivan).

Lycoming County received $2.5 million while its municipalities Hamm represents collectively received more than $3.7 million. Sullivan County received $460,060 and its municipalities collectively received more than $773,440. 

“Our communities in the 84th District have received over $143,000,000 since the inception of the Natural Gas Impact Fee,” said Hamm. “I strongly support maintaining the Impact Fee as it is currently structured because it allows local governments to spend the dollars at their discretion, not Harrisburg.”

Nearly $165 million was generated statewide for the 2024 production year. Since impact fees went into effect in 2012 following the enactment of Act 13, nearly $2.9 billion has been returned to communities across Pennsylvania, according to the Public Utility Commission, the agency charged with collection. A total of $143,290,973 has been received in Pennsylvania’s 84th Legislative District with over $60 million dispersed to Lycoming and Sullivan Counties and over $80 million to Municipalities within the district.

Sixty percent of the total impact fee revenue is divided among municipalities with drilling activity, while the remaining 40% is collected for statewide uses through the Marcellus Legacy Fund. Local counties also see a share of that revenue. 

The distributions in Lycoming County include:

  • Anthony Township, $41,967
  • Bastress Township, $4,002
  • Brown Township, $6,750
  • Cascade Township, $154,956
  • Cogan House Township, $501,642
  • Cummings Township, $609,366
  • Eldred Township, $81,070
  • Fairfield Township, $40,679
  • Franklin Township, $86,844
  • Gamble Township, $217,767
  • Hepburn Township, $70,403
  • Hughesville Borough, $25,352
  • Jackson Township, $70,938
  • Jersey Shore Borough, $49,378
  • Jordan Township, $39,500
  • Lewis Township, $259,243
  • Limestone Township, $18,127
  • Lycoming Township, $82,168
  • McHenry Township, $152,669
  • McIntyre Township, $113,628
  • Mifflin Township, $71,218
  • Mill Creek Township, $22,366
  • Montoursville Borough, $61,114
  • Moreland Township, $65,017
  • Muncy Borough, $13,635
  • Muncy Creek Township, $55,433
  • Muncy Township, $25,302
  • Nippenose Township, $13,620
  • Old Lycoming Township, $73,993
  • Penn Township, $179,829
  • Piatt Township, $23,169
  • Picture Rocks Borough, $9,650
  • Pine Township, $50,702
  • Plunketts Creek Township, $86,498
  • Porter Township, $25,956
  • Salladasburg Borough, $2,727
  • Shrewsbury Township, $19,967
  • Upper Fairfield Township, $90,120
  • Watson Township, $38,201
  • Wolf Township, $56,943
  • Woodward Township, $32,323

The distributions in Sullivan County include: 

  • Cherry Township, $253,331
  • Colley Township, $67,061
  • Davidson Township, $33,005
  • Dushore Borough, $14,558
  • Eagles Mere, $7,873
  • Elkland Township, $153,579
  • Forks Township, $93,448
  • Forksville Borough, $3,763
  • Fox Township, $82,561
  • Hillsgrove Township, $10,660
  • Laporte Borough, $6,156
  • Laporte Township, $23,614
  • Shrewsbury Township, $23,830

For a breakdown of impact fee revenue by municipality, visit here and click on “County and Municipality Disbursement.”


Representative Joe Hamm
84th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Media Contact: Kalie Morrow
717.772.9824
KMorrow@pahousegop.com 
www.RepJoeHamm.com