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Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office
Gov. Beshear Announces More Than $600,000 in Refunds to 31 Coal Counties
Amount based on mining, acreage fees paid by coal companies
FRANKFORT, Ky.– Governor Steve Beshear today announced that fiscal courts in 31 counties will receive refunds totaling $612,450 from mining permit and acreage fees.
“Every effort is being made by my administration to help the mining industry extract coal in a manner that is safe, efficient and protective of our environment,” Gov. Beshear said. “Our coal-producing counties are our partners, and these funds provide a direct benefit for their efforts.”
The permit and acreage fees are collected by the Department for Natural Resources from the coal companies and a third of the fees are returned to coal-producing counties where permits are located for projects that the fiscal courts deem beneficial to their communities. Examples of county projects include the construction of parks, playgrounds and water systems.
This year’s refunds range from $50 to $99,800, with 10 counties each receiving more than $23,000. The department returned $493,000 to 37 counties in 2010 and $616,000 to 34 counties in 2009.
The following is a list of counties and refund amounts for 2011:
Bell County – $34,429.16
Boyd County – $812.50
Breathitt County – $46,966.67
Clay County – $15,170.83
Daviess County – $3,200
Elliott County – $3,650
Floyd County – $39,270.83
Harlan County – $86,416.67
Henderson County – $1,500
Hopkins County – $10,600
Johnson County – $11,045.83
Knott County – $30,654.17
Knox County – $11,469.17
Laurel County – $50
Lawrence County – $3,362.50
Lee County – $250
Leslie County – $42,500
Letcher County – $16,845.83
Magoffin County – $16,304.17
Martin County – $24,820.83
McLean County – $500
Muhlenberg County – $22,650
Ohio County – $37,875
Owsley County – $3,791.67
Perry County – $32,583.33
Pike County – $99,862.50
Pulaski County – $125
Rockcastle County – $125
Union County – $6,450
Webster County – $1,825
Whitley County – $7,343.33
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