More Royalty Theft by PA DCNR – Streambeds Leased for $497K

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019

The Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is grabbing more money that we think belongs to private landowners. This time from leasing land underneath the Youghiogheny River and Little Pine Creek. DCNR has leased 124.2 acres for a signing bonus of $496,800 (or $4,000 per acre). Plus the state's customary royalty rate of 20% on anything produced. And no, the state does not allow post-production deductions--they get their full 20% royalty.

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