Gov. Rendell directs early release of liquid fuel payments to ease burden of winter storm cleanup costs
To aid local governments with mounting winter storm cleanup costs, Gov. Ed Rendell has directed the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to release early $308 million in liquid fuels payments. PennDOT will issue liquid fuels payments starting March 1 to 2,556 local governments throughout the state. These payments normally begin after April 1 each year. Liquid fuels allocations are annual payments issued to municipalities to help pay for transportation-related expenses, including snow removal and related materials costs. The last time advance payment of liquid fuels funds was made was in 2003, when $257 million was released on March 14 as a result of a similar statewide snow emergency. The funds are generated from a portion of the state gasoline tax and from Act 44.
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