FRANKFORT – Gov. Steve Beshear announced Wednesday that fiscal courts in 34 counties will receive refunds totaling $585,600 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,” Beshear said in a statement issued by his office. “Our coal-producing counties are our partners and these funds provide a direct benefit for their efforts.”
Refunds range from $62 to $111,948, with 11 counties each receiving more than $23,000.The following list includes the counties and refund amounts:
Bell County Fiscal Court
$38,845
Boyd County Fiscal Court
$875
Breathitt County Fiscal Court
$34,191.67
Clay County Fiscal Court
$10,812.50
Daviess County Fiscal Court
$7,175
Floyd County Fiscal Court
$38,320.83
Harlan County Fiscal Court
$35,217.50
Henderson County Fiscal Court
$6,525
Hopkins County Fiscal Court
$4,725
Jackson County Fiscal Court
$325
Johnson County Fiscal Court
$5,212.50
Knott County Fiscal Court
$43,521.67
Knox County Fiscal Court
$24,183.33
Laurel County Fiscal Court
$2,375
Lawrence County Fiscal Court
$6,420.83
Lee County Fiscal Court
$300
Leslie County Fiscal Court
$19,633.33
Letcher County Fiscal Court
$33,437.50
Magoffin County Fiscal Court
$25,787.50
Martin County Fiscal Court
$25,697.67
McCreary County Fiscal Court
$62.50
McLean County Fiscal Court
$350
Morgan County Fiscal Court
$300
Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court
$7,375
Ohio County Fiscal Court
$16,575
Owsley County Fiscal Court
$4,441.67
Perry County Fiscal Court
$56,657.50
Pike County Fiscal Court
$111,948.17
Pulaski County Fiscal Court
$700
Rockcastle County Fiscal Court
$600
Union County Fiscal Court
$1,700
Webster County Fiscal Court
$4,850
Whitley County Fiscal Court
$13,908.33
Wolfe County Fiscal Court
$2,550
