53 Pa. Stat. § 4000.901
The department shall, upon application from a county, award grants for the cost of preparing municipal waste management plans in accordance with this act; for carrying out related studies, surveys, investigations, inquiries, research and analyses, including those related by siting; and for environmental mediation. The department may also award grants under this section for feasibility studies and project development for municipal waste processing or disposal facilities, except for facilities for the combustion of municipal waste that are not proposed to be operated for the recovery of energy. The application shall be made on a form prepared and furnished by the department. The application shall contain such information as the department deems necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this act. The grant to any county under this section shall be 80% of the approved cost of such plans and studies.
53 P.S. § 4000.901