On September 17, the Commonwealth Financing Authority announced it had approved more than $20 million in funding for flood mitigation, greenways, trails and recreation, sewage facility and watershed restoration projects funded by the Act 13 drilling impact fee.

The 151 projects were located in 43 counties and included--

-- Greenways, Trails and Recreation: 108 projects, $12,792,463;

-- Flood Mitigation: 19 projects, $4,434,112;

-- Watershed Restoration and Protection: 23 projects,  $3,588,560; and

-- Sewage Facilities: Two projects, $39,865.

Click Here for a complete list of Act 13 projects approved highlighted in yellow.

Typically, the application period for this funding opens in February of each year.

For more information on the Act 13 environmental programs, visit the CFA’s Act 13 Programs webpage.

NewsClips:

Freeport Park Gets $240K CFA Grant In Armstrong County

Lower Burrell’s Central Park Gets CFA Grant For Upgrades In Westmoreland

Memorial Park In Williamsport Awarded $200,000 CFA Grant For Renovations

Loyalsock Awarded CFA Grant For Watershed Restoration In Lycoming

Mount Joy Awarded CFA Grant To Handle Stormwater Flooding In Lancaster

Click Here for all of last week’s Environment & Energy NewsClips

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CFA Awards 3 Grants Totaling $2.8 Million To Extend Natural Gas Service Pipelines In Bradford, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties

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[Posted: September 17, 2019]

9/22/2019