| Energy and Environment | |||||
| Natural Resources | |||||
| Actual FY 2024 | Actual FY 2025 | Revised FY 2026 | Recommended FY 2027 | Recommended FY 2028 | |
| SOURCE OF FUNDS | |||||
| General Fund | |||||
| Regular Appropriation | 9,977,500 | 10,148,800 | 10,387,900 | 7,642,800 | 7,996,100 |
| State Salary and Compensation Allocation | 400,000 | ||||
| Budget Reduction-General Fund | (394,400) | ||||
| Other | (325,000) | (788,700) | (609,400) | ||
| Total General Fund | 10,052,500 | 9,360,100 | 9,384,100 | 7,642,800 | 7,996,100 |
| Restricted Funds | |||||
| Balance Forward | 738,906 | 835,213 | 890,400 | 698,800 | 351,900 |
| Current Receipts | 230,173 | 209,075 | 212,100 | 236,800 | 236,800 |
| Non-Revenue Receipts | 17,046 | 15,346 | 17,000 | 117,000 | 17,000 |
| Total Restricted Funds | 986,125 | 1,059,634 | 1,119,500 | 1,052,600 | 605,700 |
| Federal Fund | |||||
| Balance Forward | 1 | 1 | |||
| Current Receipts | 357,679 | 352,144 | 355,000 | 343,400 | 350,700 |
| Non-Revenue Receipts | (17,046) | (15,346) | (17,000) | (17,000) | (17,000) |
| Total Federal Fund | 340,633 | 336,798 | 338,000 | 326,400 | 333,700 |
| TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS | 11,379,258 | 10,756,531 | 10,841,600 | 9,021,800 | 8,935,500 |
| EXPENDITURES BY CLASS | |||||
| Personnel Costs | 8,790,080 | 7,721,433 | 7,925,400 | 7,017,300 | 7,215,700 |
| Operating Expenses | 1,300,519 | 1,125,706 | 1,320,800 | 1,475,500 | 1,479,000 |
| Capital Outlay | 453,447 | 1,019,006 | 896,600 | 177,100 | 105,000 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 10,544,045 | 9,866,145 | 10,142,800 | 8,669,900 | 8,799,700 |
| EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE | |||||
| General Fund | 10,052,500 | 9,360,100 | 9,384,100 | 7,642,800 | 7,996,100 |
| Restricted Funds | 150,912 | 169,248 | 420,700 | 700,700 | 469,900 |
| Federal Fund | 340,633 | 336,798 | 338,000 | 326,400 | 333,700 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 10,544,045 | 9,866,145 | 10,142,800 | 8,669,900 | 8,799,700 |
The Division of Mine Safety, pursuant to KRS Chapter 351, is responsible for the regulation of mining practices to prevent injuries and fatalities in underground, strip, and auger mines.
The Division trains, tests, and licenses mine personnel. Mine safety instructors provide general and technical safety training and education courses to mine personnel to maintain an adequate number of certified and qualified personnel for the mining industry. Moreover, the agency encourages safe work habits of coal miners by providing quality on-the-job, one-on-one safety training for surface and underground miners.
The Division licenses all underground and surface coal mines in the Commonwealth. It issues permits for specific mining methods including the use of diesel equipment, roof control, extended cuts, mining near oil and gas wells, and additional mine openings. The agency inspects mines and investigates illegal mining operations.
The Division develops and maintains a database to track information about each mining operation. The database includes the number of miners employed by the mine, type of operations, type of worker's compensation insurance, and the number and type of mining law violations, closures, and abatements for each mine and mine operator. A second database provides information on all individuals certified as surface mine foremen, surface mine safety analysts, underground mine foremen, underground mine instructors, underground mine inspectors, and electrical inspectors.
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