October 28, 2019

DOI paid out $108 million to Colorado for energy production on federal lands in 2019

Author: Derek Draplin | The Center Square

The federal government disbursed $108 million to Colorado for energy production on federal lands in the state in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Interior.
Colorado received the third highest disbursements from the department’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) at $108.05 million for 2019. New Mexico received $1.17 billion in disbursements and Wyoming received $641.11 million.
Overall disbursements totaled $11.69 billion for 2019, up $2.76 billion from last year, which the depa