As a member service, PSATS has updated its American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet to incorporate the latest guidance under the U.S. Treasury’s Final Rule. It includes the new option to take a standard allowance of up to $10 million for…

The state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is now accepting applications for Act 13 programs until May 31, 2022. There are several specific grant programs funded from impact fees from natural gas wells under Act 13 of 2012:   …

The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) and state Department of Revenue have released January 2022 revenue reports. State General Fund collections totaled $3.6 billion in January and were 14% higher than estimates. The overage was primarily due to stronger-than-anticipated collections for the sales and…

The White House released the first edition of its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law guidebook to help state and local governments learn more about the programs available under the new law. The guidebook contains information on more than 375 infrastructure programs. Click…

Pennsylvania has received $25 million of its $104 million allocation from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug orphaned and abandoned wells in the state. Pennsylvania is set to receive the second largest allocation of funding, after Texas. It costs about…

The 50 yr. old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last Friday had been recently inspected in September of 2021 and the steel infrastructure scored a “4” rating on the 0-9 scale. A 26-ton weight restriction had been in place since…

Township officials are reminded that several reports and forms are due today, January 31, 2022:  PennDOT Actual Use Report  DCED Report of Elected and Appointed Officials   W-2 and W-3 forms are due to employees and Social Security Administration  1099-NEC forms…

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission set the Act 13 of 2012 producer fees for Calendar Year 2021, with a high of $54,000 for horizontal wells and $10,800 for vertical wells in producing year one and $21,600 for horizontal and $4,300…