PA DCNR Seizes $45M in Streambed Royalties & Bonuses Since 2015

The Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has, for years, claimed that under a centuries-old law the state of PA “owns” the property under “navigable” waterways--including rivers and streams (see PA DCNR Publishes Lease Agreements for Deals Under Rivers/Creeks). DCNR refuses to lease new tracks of state-owned land for oil and gas drilling under leftist Gov. Tom Wolf. However, they're just fine grabbing (stealing) money from landowners for drilling underneath streams crossing private land. In fact, the state has earned $45 million in bonuses and royalties from other people's land since 2015.

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