Conservation Advocate

Just another WordPress site

Donate | Updates | Contact   
You are here: Home / Alert/Update / 2016-17 Budget Update

2016-17 Budget Update

Posted on February 12, 2016

Updated 2/12/2016

  • The Keystone Recreation, Parks and Conservation Fund: Increase of $8.6 million
  • Agriculture Conservation and Easement Purchase Fund: Increase of $1.1 million
  • Environmental Stewardship Fund: dispersing $108.4 million (including a $35 million from Oil & Gas Lease Fund and $6.1 million from Marcellus Legacy Fund; Growing Greener II debt service is $36.3 million.
  • Oil and Gas Lease Fund: revenue projections at $48 million (down $12 million from 2015-16 and down $66 million from 2014-15).
    • Funds from DCNR decreases from $69.7 to $63.2 to $36 million
    • No 2016-2017 funds listed as available for State Parks Operations from $45 (2014) and $21.4 (2015)
    • No 2016-2017 funds listed as available for State Forests Operations from $17.5 (2014) and $10.5 (2015)
    • Gov. Wolf is proposing an increase in the land fill tipping fee by $1.75 per ton.
      • increase is expected to generate $35 million/year
      • revenue will be deposited into the Oil & Gas Lease Fund and enable transfers (as authorized by Act 13 of 2012) to Environmental Stewardship Fund and Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund
      • read memo: Pennsylvania Landfill Disposal Tipping Fees 
  • Act 13 Impact Fee:  revenue slightly down from $186.7 (2015-16) to $186.2 (2016-17).
  • Heritage Areas Program: Zeroed out.

Source: Growing Greener Coalition

Filed Under: Alert/Update, Public Policy Tagged With: state budget

Land Trusts, Trail Groups, Local Governments, and Other Landowners Get New Liability Protection

October 25, 2018

On October 24, 2018, Governor Wolf signed Act 98 into law. Act 98 amends the Pennsylvania Recreation Use of Land and Water Act (RULWA) to better protect from liability those who open their properties to the public for recreation without charge. Improvements to the law include: Explicitly listing paths, paved and unpaved trails, fishing and […]

Governor Signs HB 2468

June 25, 2018

Governor Wolf quietly signed HB 2468 (and several other bills) into law on Sunday, June 24. The bill is now Act 45 of 2018. A correction to the previous PALTA communication: Act 45 should apply retroactively to McCormick Farm, so, hopefully, the Cumberland Valley School District will cease its pursuit of the farm. The district […]

HB 2468 Is on Governor’s Desk

June 25, 2018

Friday evening, after the Senate passed HB 2468 (37-12), the House voted to concur (177-15) with the Senate’s changes to the bill. The governor is expected to sign the bill. This is a thrilling victory for conservation! This landmark, bipartisan legislation provides a crucial safeguard for conservation easements from the unnecessary exercise of eminent domain […]

Issues

  • Public Investments in Conservation
  • Protection of Public Parks & Open Space
  • Conservation Incentives
  • State Budget
  • PA Constitution and the Environment
  • PA Conservation-Related Laws

Advocacy Resources

  • Find Your Legislator
  • Get Out the Vote
  • Become a Conservation Advocate
  • Legislative Outreach Tutorial
  • Rules for Nonprofits
  • Advocacy Links
About Us | Archive
ConservationAdvocate.org is administered by the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association.