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December 25, 2011 I Volume 51 No. 24 Zoning Bulletin <br />from the whims or sensitive noses of local residents and their elected <br />representatives." Smith counters that Detroit "needs the ability to zone <br />farms and fine-tune regulations because urban areas are not an appropri- <br />ate venue for all types of agriculture." <br />Source: MLive.com <br />PENNSYLVANIA <br />On November 17, the State House of Representatives approved a bill <br />to enact an impact fee on drillers in the Marcellus Shale. "House Bill 1950 <br />permits counties impacted by drilling in the Marcellus Shale to enact an <br />impact fee with a sliding scale structure. The fee would be split with 75 <br />percent going to the county enacting the fee and 25 percent to the state for <br />infrastructure improvements, environmental protection and public health <br />and safety initiatives. A bill passed in the Senate Nov. 15 imposing an im- <br />pact fee on natural gas drillers would split revenues 55 percent to impact- <br />ed municipalities and 45 percent to statewide infrastructure and environ- <br />mental programs." <br />Source: The Times Herald; www.timesherald.com <br />12 ©2011 Thomson Reuters <br />