Does Chesapeake Deduct PA Act 13 Impact Fee from Royalties?

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Does Chesapeake Energy deduct PA’s Act 13 “impact fee” as an expense before paying royalties? The answer depends on whom you ask. Chesapeake says they do not, but at least one of their contracts, reviewed by the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), includes the Act 13 fee in the list of deductions.

So, do they or don’t they?…

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