(a) Assessment of fee.--The Department of Environmental Protection may assess a fee to applicants who apply for funds under section 306 of the act of July 9, 2008 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L. 1873, No. 1),¹ known as the Alternative Energy Investment Act. The department shall publish the fee on its publicly accessible Internet website. Proceeds from the fee shall be used to administer the provision of loans, grants, reimbursements or rebates under section 306 of the Alternative Energy Investment Act. No fee authorized under this section may exceed $150 for commercial applicants and $100 for residential applicants.

(b) Prohibition.--Beginning with fiscal year 2020-2021, the Department of Environmental Protection shall be prohibited from authorizing a grant or other payments or reimbursements totaling more than $280,000 from any fees or penalties collected or money appropriated to it by the General Assembly from Commonwealth revenue sources or Federal revenue sources to complete the data analysis and report requirements of section 18.1 of the act of April 27, 1966 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L. 31, No. 1),² known as The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act. Payments or reimbursements for the completion of subsequent data analysis and report requirements of section 18.1 of the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act shall be adjusted for inflation based on the United States Bureau of Labor Statistic's Consumer Price Index.