FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 6, 2014) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced that 34 fiscal courts will receive refunds totaling $399,450 from mining permit and acreage fees. Last year, $381,400 was refunded. 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 $25 to $73,583. The following list includes the counties and refund amounts (rounded to the nearest dollar): Bell County Fiscal Court $20,938 Boyd County Fiscal Court $125 Breathitt County Fiscal Court $32,038 Clay County Fiscal Court $6,675 Daviess County Fiscal Court $1,475 Elliott County Fiscal Court $1,675 Estill County Fiscal Court $11,050 Floyd County Fiscal Court $15,646 Harlan County Fiscal Court $20,467 Henderson County Fiscal Court $1,188 Hopkins County Fiscal Court $6,075 Jackson County Fiscal Court $62.50 Johnson County Fiscal Court $23,538 Knott County Fiscal Court $13,404 Knox County Fiscal Court $6,713 Laurel County Fiscal Court $650 Lawrence County Fiscal Court $7,313 Lee County Fiscal Court $850 Leslie County Fiscal Court $12,963 Letcher County Fiscal Court $10,963 Magoffin County Fiscal Court $25,713 Martin County Fiscal Court $17,133 McCreary County Fiscal Court $188 McLean County Fiscal Court $863 Morgan County Fiscal Court $25 Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court $5,575 Ohio County Fiscal Court $26,600 Owsley County Fiscal Court $479 Pike County Fiscal Court $73,583 Union County Fiscal Court $3,713 Webster County Fiscal Court $12,888 Whitley County Fiscal Court $14,425 Wolfe County Fiscal Court $275 The Department for Natural Resources is an agency of the Energy and Environment Cabinet
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