Nearly three dozen Kentucky counties will receive refunds totaling more than $300,000 from coal mining permit and acreage fees. The 35 counties will get refunds ranging from $25 to more than $67,000, with 10 counties receiving more than $15,000. The state's Department for Natural Resources collects mining permit and acreage fees and returns a portion to coal-producing counties' fiscal courts for beneficial projects. Pike County will receive the largest refund of more than $67,000 , followed by Ohio County with more than $34,000. Western Kentucky counties receiving funds include Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and Webster. See the full list below.
Bell County Fiscal Court $27,979.17
Boyd County Fiscal Court $750
Breathitt County Fiscal Court $19,729.17
Clay County Fiscal Court $3,379.17
Daviess County Fiscal Court $6,575
Elliott County Fiscal Court $500
Floyd County Fiscal Court $17,100
Greenup County Fiscal Court $125
Harlan County Fiscal Court $25,425
Henderson County Fiscal Court $737.50
Hopkins County Fiscal Court $2,112
Jackson County Fiscal Court $25
Johnson County Fiscal Court $17,858.33
Knott County Fiscal Court $10,520.83
Knox County Fiscal Court $6,270.83
Laurel County Fiscal Court $1,825
Lawrence County Fiscal Court $5,358.33
Leslie County Fiscal Court $28,195.83
Letcher County Fiscal Court $15,287.50
Magoffin County Fiscal Court $13,212.50
Martin County Fiscal Court $11,258.33
McCreary County Fiscal Court $62.50
McLean County Fiscal Court $250
Morgan County Fiscal Court $1,350
Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court $2,662.50
Ohio County Fiscal Court $34,125
Owsley County Fiscal Court $575
Perry County Fiscal Court $33,279.17
Pike County Fiscal Court $67,225
Pulaski County Fiscal Court $2,100
Rockcastle County Fiscal Court $550
Union County Fiscal Court $2,937.50
Webster County Fiscal Court $8,275
Whitley County Fiscal Court $13,433.33
Wolfe County Fiscal Court $350