Breaking Down Barriers for “Pay for Success” Models in Pennsylvania 

CLA volunteer attorney, Mary Staley, recently finalized a white paper analyzing existing legislative barriers to local Pennsylvania municipalities using “Pay For Success” (PFS) models to fund water quality improvement projects. Attorney Staley helped the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) research PFS models and legislative fixes needed to implement these models in Pennsylvania. LGAC is working to provide state and community officials in Pennsylvania with information that will enable them to consider using the PFS model to develop and finance water quality projects in local communities.