Western PA Municipal Authority Overpaid $785K in Gas Royalties

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Oh oh. The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has been collecting royalties for gas drilling on property it doesn’t own the mineral rights for. How much? The Authority was paid $785,000 in royalties that actually belong to the heirs of the former property owner. The Authority will have to pay the royalties back–but not in a one-lump sum. They’ll stretch out payments from now until September 2017…

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