65 Pa. Stat. § 65.1a
In addition to any other fee provided by law, including any fee set by local ordinance, a fee in the amount of $2 shall be charged and collected for each document recorded by the recorder of deeds or equivalent officer of any city or county of the first class. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the general fund of such city or county for appropriation solely to the office of the recorder of deeds or equivalent officer of any city or county of the first class to be used, in accordance with regular budgeting, contracting and procurement practices, to support development and improvement of office records management activities and systems in the office of the recorder of deeds or in its equivalent. Amounts so appropriated shall not be used to substitute any allocations of general fund revenues for the operation of the recorder's office.
65 P.S. § 65.1a