MIDDLESBORO — With the end of the budget session, State Rep. Rick Nelson has released the list of coal severance dollars appropriated for Bell County.

“Coal severance is very important to the citizens of Bell County. It helps both our county and city governments during hard economic times, like we have now. And we have always tried to appropriate money in areas that benefit all Bell County citizens,” Rep. Nelson said.

Nelson said that locals should feel free to contact him at (606)248-8828 or rick.nelson@lrc.ky.gov with any complaints, concerns or comments.

Bell County Coal Severance Tax Projects (Fiscal year 2010-2011 budget amount listed first, fiscal year 2011-2012 listed second):

Bell County Board of Education $25,000, $0; Bell County Board of Education (K-6 Little League Football) $3,000, $3,000; Bell County Senior Citizens Center $10,000, $10,000; Bell-Whitley CAA $15,000, $15,000; Bell County Agi Council $10,000, $10,000; Bell County Fiscal Court (County Cemetery Board) $10,000, $10,000; Bell County Conservation District $7,500 , $7,500; Bell County Health Department $5,000, $5,000; Bell County Historical Society $5,000, $5,000; Bell County Homeless Shelter $5,000, $5,000; Bell County Industrial Foundation $50,000, $50,000; Bell County Literacy Council $3,000, $3,000; Bell County Little League Baseball $2,000, $2,000; Bell County Middlesboro Airport $5,000, $5,000; Bell County Sheriff’s Dept. $75,000, $75,000; Bell County Solid Waste $20,000, $20,000; Bell County Veterans Park $5,000, $5,000; Brownies Creek Park improvements $25,000; $0; County Clerk$ 2,000, $2,000; Frakes Senior Citizen Center $5,000, $5,000; Friends of the Shelter $5,000, $5,000; Hospice of the Bluegrass Bell County Chapter Operations $5,000, $5,000; Light House Mission $15,000, $15,000; Middlesboro Public Library $5,000, $5,000; Bell County Fiscal Court?Operations $186,307, $345,697; Pine Mountain First Tee $5,000, $5,000; Pineville Public Library $5,000, $5,000; PVA $2,000, $2,000, Red Bird Senior Citizens Center, $5,000, $5,000; City of Middlesboro $50,000; $50,000; City of Middlesboro Fire Department $25,000, $0; City of Middlesboro Little League Baseball and T-Ball $2,000, $2,000; City of Middlesboro Main Street Project $20,000, $0; City of Pineville $40,000, $40,000, City of Pineville Fire Dept. $10,000; $0; City of Pineville Main Street Project $20,000, $0; City of Pineville Police Equipment $10,000, $0; Middlesboro Ind. Board of Ed. Board $25,000, $0; Middlesboro Ind. Board of Ed. K-6 Little League Football $3,000, $3,000; Pineville Ind. Board of Ed. Board $25,000, $0; Pineville Ind. Board of Ed. K-6 Little League Football $3,000, $3,000.

Source: 2010-2012 Executive Branch Budget, Commonwealth of Kentucky