Kentucky coal counties receive mining fee refunds

CITIZEN STAFF REPORT

FRANKFORT — Fiscal courts in 29 Kentucky counties, including Martin, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence and Pike, are set to receive a collective refund of $119,625 from mining permit and acreage fees, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Aug. 7.

The refunds, calculated as a percentage of fees paid by surface coal mining companies within each county, are administered by the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources. The department collects these fees and allocates a portion back to coal-producing counties for use in projects selected by local fiscal courts.

Martin County will receive $1,541.67, Floyd County $7,066.67, Johnson County $1,216.67, Lawrence County $250, and Pike County $10,791.67.

Beshear noted that this year’s total of $119,625 represents a $15,000 increase from the previous year.

“This funding is a valuable resource for our communities and will be put to good use,” Beshear stated in a press release. “Every dollar counts, and I’m proud to be able to return a bit of it to those communities that have supported our nation for decades.”

The recipients and amounts include: 

  • Bell County Fiscal Court: $22,337.50 
  • Boyd County Fiscal Court: $125 
  • Breathitt County Fiscal Court: $2,937.51 
  • Clay County Fiscal Court: $1,583.33 
  • Daviess County Fiscal Court: $375 
  • Elliott County Fiscal Court: $250 
  • Floyd County Fiscal Court: $7,066.67 
  • Harlan County Fiscal Court: $15,904.17 
  • Henderson County Fiscal Court: $900 
  • Hopkins County Fiscal Court: $2,525 
  • Jackson County Fiscal Court: $125 
  • Johnson County Fiscal Court: $1,216.67 
  • Knott County Fiscal Court: $12,279.18 
  • Knox County Fiscal Court: $4,375 
  • Lawrence County Fiscal Court: $250 
  • Leslie County Fiscal Court: $1,462.50 
  • Letcher County Fiscal Court: $6,608.34 
  • Magoffin County Fiscal Court: $1,625 
  • Martin County Fiscal Court: $1,541.67 
  • McCreary County Fiscal Court: $250 
  • Morgan County Fiscal Court: $750 
  • Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court: $1,275 
  • Ohio County Fiscal Court: $1,500 
  • Owsley County Fiscal Court: $250 
  • Perry County Fiscal Court: $3,920.85 
  • Pike County Fiscal Court: $10,791.67 
  • Union County Fiscal Court: $11,975 
  • Webster County Fiscal Court: $625 
  • Whitley County Fiscal Court: $4,800
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