HARRISBURG The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced the return of almost $2.4 million in licensing fees to 1,453 municipalities in which licensees are located.

"Twice a year, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board returns the fees paid by most retail licensees to the municipalities that have these licensees," said PLCB Chairman Joseph E. "Skip" Brion. "The money can be used by municipal officials to pay for much-needed local projects."The PLCB oversees the regulation of more than 18,000 liquor licenses and permits statewide, including restaurants, clubs and beer distributors. As part of the annual license renewal or validation process, licensees and permittees pay a fee ranging from $125 to $700. That fee is based on the type of license and population of the municipality in which the license is located.The current dispersal period represents fees paid from Feb. 1 to July 31, 2014. In all, 56 cities, 566 boroughs and 831 townships received funds ranging from $25 to $392,875.Locally, Carbon County received $15,050, Monroe County received $26,950 and Schuylkill County received $42,275.For the complete list of municipalities receiving the fee, visit

http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/cons/groups/externalaffairs/documents/form/002464.pdfThe PLCB recently announced it returned a total of $4.52 million to municipalities in the 2013-14 fiscal year. In addition, revenue at Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores reached $2.24 billion in FY 2013-14, a $67 million or 3.2 percent increase compared to FY 2012-13. The PLCB paid a record $526 million in liquor tax, sales tax and transfers to the General Fund, a year-over-year increase of $13 million.The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol and also operates more than 600 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores statewide. Taxes and store profits are returned to Pennsylvania's General Fund. For more information, visit

www.lcb.state.pa.us.Area county totals along with municipalities and the amount distributed:CARBON COUNTY TOTAL: $15,050BOWMANSTOWN 250EAST SIDE 300JIM THORPE 2,050LANSFORD 850LEHIGHTON 350NESQUEHONING 950PALMERTON 1,000PARRYVILLE 150SUMMIT HILL 450WEATHERLY 200WEISSPORT 150BANKS TWP 900EAST PENN TWP 50FRANKLIN TWP 1,000KIDDER TWP 2,200LAUSANNE TWP 150LEHIGH TWP 200L TOWAMENSING TWP 1,400MAHONING TWP 850PENN FOREST TWP 1,200TOWAMENSING TWP 400LEHIGH COUNTY TOTAL: $97,475SLATINGTON 1,000WASHINGTON TWP 900MONROE COUNTY TOTAL $26,950CHESTNUTHILL TWP 2,400ELDRED TWP 200POLK TWP 400ROSS TWP 100NORTHAMPTON COUNTY TOTAL: $81,275WALNUTPORT 250LEHIGH TWP 1,050SCHUYLKILL COUNTY TOTAL: $42,275COALDALE 500MAHANOY CITY 2,250MCADOO 200MIDDLEPORT 450NEW PHILADELPHIA 300NEW RINGGOLD 150ORWIGSBURG 600SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 600TAMAQUA 3,700KLINE TWP 150MAHANOY TWP 200RUSH TWP 1,050RYAN TWP 600SCHUYLKILL TWP 150WEST PENN TWP 850