Department for Natural Resources
GOV. BESHEAR ANNOUNCES REFUNDS OF NEARLY $500,000 TO COAL COUNTIES

           Gov. Steve Beshear announced today that fiscal courts in 37 counties will receive refunds totaling $493,028.33 from mining permit and acreage fees.  The Department for Natural Resources collects mining permit and acreage fees and returns a portion of the fees to coal-producing counties for projects that the fiscal courts deem beneficial to their communities.
           “Every effort is being made by this administration to help the mining industry extract coal in a manner that is safe, efficient and protective of our environment,” said Gov. Beshear. “Our coal-producing counties are our partners and these funds provide a direct benefit for their efforts.”
             Refunds range from $50 to $80,604.17 with ten counties each receiving more than $23,000.  The following list includes the counties and refund amounts:

Bell County Fiscal Court                                                $31,179.17
Boyd County Fiscal Court                                              $187.50
Breathitt County Fiscal Court                                        $9,950
Clay County Fiscal Court                                               $14,175
Crittenden County Fiscal Court                                    $125
Daviess County Fiscal Court                                        $7,975
Elliott County Fiscal Court                                             $1,250
Estill County Fiscal Court                                              $ 250
Floyd County Fiscal Court                                             $30,112.50
Hardin County Fiscal Court                                           $62.50
Harlan County Fiscal Court                                           $28,866.67
Henderson County Fiscal Court                                   $7,862.50
Hopkins County Fiscal Court                                        $4,050
Jackson County Fiscal Court                                        $462.50
Johnson County Fiscal Court                                       $8,570.83
Knott County Fiscal Court                                             $38,437.50
Knox County Fiscal Court                                             $7,804.17
Laurel County Fiscal Court                                           $850
Lawrence County Fiscal Court                                     $5,504.17
Lee County Fiscal Court                                                $125
Leslie County Fiscal Court                                            $39,125
Letcher County Fiscal Court                                         $19,116.67
Magoffin County Fiscal Court                                       $19,704.17
Martin County Fiscal Court                                            $40,970.83
McCreary County Fiscal Court                                      $187.50
McLean County Fiscal Court                                        $187.50
Morgan County Fiscal Court                                         $1,204.17
Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court                                 $26,725
Ohio County Fiscal Court                                              $23,137.50
Owsley County Fiscal Court                                          $2,566.67
Perry County Fiscal Court                                             $23,995
Pike County Fiscal Court                                               $80,604.17
Pulaski County Fiscal Court                                         $125
Union County Fiscal Court                                            $912.50
Webster County Fiscal Court                                        $6,375
Whitley County Fiscal Court                                         $10,241.67
Wolfe County Fiscal Court                                            $50

            The Department for Natural Resources is an agency of the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

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