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Montana Coal
Montana ranks 1st in the U.S. coal reserve base with 119.7 billions of tons, according to the Montana Coal Council.
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Severance Tax Collections *
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Fiscal Year
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Amount
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1975/76
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$ 23,965,000
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1976/77
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35,906,000
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1977/78
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34,372,000
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1978/79
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42,689,000
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1979/80
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75,125,000
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1980/81
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70,415,000
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1981/82
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86,187,000
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1982/83
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80,045,000
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1983/84
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82,823,000
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1984/85
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91,749,000
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1985/86
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84,217,000
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1986/87
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76,547,000
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1987/88
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84,638,000
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1988/89
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58,566,000
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1989/90
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67,871,000
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1990/91
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50,458,000
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1991/92
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43,434,000
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1992/93
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38,181,000
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1993/94
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41,200,000
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1994/95
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40,416,000
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1995/96
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36,261,000
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1996/97
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37,740,000
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1997/98
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35,045,000
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1998/99
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36,798,000
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1999/00
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35,470,000
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2000/01
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32,337,000
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2001/02
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31,614,000
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2002/03
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29,424,000
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1,483,463,000
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* The figures do not include coal severance taxes paid since 1988 by Westmoreland Resources Inc. on coal owned by the Crow Tribe. WRI pays coal severance tax and gross proceeds tax directly to the Crow Tribe and not to the state of
Montana or the county.
The Montana Coal Board of the Montana Department of Commerce disburses coal impact grant funds to impacted coal counties. In fiscal year 2003/2004, $1.4 million was appropriated for grant dollars from the coal severance tax.
The coal board meets once every quarter to administer the functions of its office. For more information, contact the administrator, Kelly Casillas, at (406) 841-2776 or
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State
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Reserve Base
(Billions of Tons)
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Ranked by Reserve Base
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2002
Production
(Millions of Tons)
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Ranked by Production
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Montana
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119.7
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1
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37.4
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6
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Illinois
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105.1
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2
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33.3
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9
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Wyoming
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68.8
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3
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373.2
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1
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West Virginia
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35.4
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4
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150.1
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2
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Kentucky
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32.0
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5
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124.1
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3
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Pennsylvania
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28.6
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6
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68.4
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4
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Ohio
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23.7
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7
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21.2
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13
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Colorado
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16.8
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8
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35.1
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8
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Texas
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13.0
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9
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45.2
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5
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New Mexico
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12.5
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10
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28.9
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11
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Indiana
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9.9
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11
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35.3
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7
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North Dakota
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9.4
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12
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30.8
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10
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Alaska
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6.1
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13
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1.1
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14
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Missouri
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6.0
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14
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.2
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15
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Utah
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5.9
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15
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25.3
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12
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Montana Coal Tax Distribution
Source: 1535-108, MCA
Effective 7-1-99
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Coal Production
Year Million Tons
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1994
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41.6
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1995
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39.5
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1996
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37.8
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1997
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40.8
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1998
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42.6
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1999
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41.1
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2000
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38.3
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2001
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39.2
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2002
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37.3
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2003
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37.0
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