Department

Commission on Mineral Resources

The Commission on Mineral Resources spent $4.53 million in FY2026 — 52% of a $8.72 million budget. It ranks 34 of the state's 41 departments, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 7.5% more than in FY2025 ($4.21 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Has one division (Commission on Mineral Resource), so this page shows its budget accounts.

Spent FY2026: $4.53 million$4,530,189
Budget FY2026: $8.72 millionplus $2.92 million held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 52%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +7.5%FY2025: $4.21 million

0.6% of Commerce & Industry spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetHistory follows the budget accounts in this department in FY2026, looked up by code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Commission on Mineral Resources by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by budget account

2 budget accounts. The largest, Division of Minerals, accounts for 90% of the total.

Budget accounts of Commission on Mineral Resources, FY2026
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Division of Minerals4219

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$1.22 million	Not available
FY2007	$1.56 million	Not available
FY2008	$2.08 million	Not available
FY2009	$2.59 million	Not available
FY2010	$2.39 million	$7.92 million
FY2011	$2.26 million	$4.56 million
FY2012	$2.80 million	$6.93 million
FY2013	$4.12 million	$10.2 million
FY2014	$2.46 million	$8.58 million
FY2015	$2.28 million	$7.71 million
FY2016	$2.14 million	$6.77 million
FY2017	$2.22 million	$7.03 million
FY2018	$2.77 million	$7.18 million
FY2019	$2.74 million	$7.14 million
FY2020	$2.83 million	$7.32 million
FY2021	$2.85 million	$7.10 million
FY2022	$2.98 million	$6.36 million
FY2023	$3.10 million	$7.34 million
FY2024	$3.86 million	$8.52 million
FY2025	$4.21 million	$8.23 million
FY2026	$4.53 million	$8.72 million
FY2027	See note	$8.68 million

Minerals - Bond Reclamation - Non-Exec4220	$460 thousandof $3.90 million	$3.90 million	12%	10.2%

Spent each year by budget accounts
Fiscal year	Division of Minerals	Minerals - Bond Reclamation - Non-Exec	Budget
FY2006	$1.09 million	$122 thousand	—
FY2007	$1.20 million	$367 thousand	—
FY2008	$1.94 million	$138 thousand	—
FY2009	$2.19 million	$401 thousand	—
FY2010	$2.07 million	$319 thousand	$7.92 million
FY2011

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Fees, licences and tuition	$2.84 million	$2.84 million
OF	3718 Mining Regulation Fees	$1.54 million	$1.54 million
OF	3727 Dangerous Mine Fees	$1.02 million	$1.02 million
OF	3736 Geothermal Fees	$157 thousand	$157 thousand
OF	3770 Aml Securing Fee	$92.1 thousand	$92.1 thousand
OF	3654 Oil and Gas Permits and Fees

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$4.25 million	$4.25 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$76.1 thousand= $4.33M	$4.33 million
Legislature approved	$4.33 million	$4.33 million
Accounts outside the operating budget	+$3.90 million= $8.23M	$8.23 million
Federal money added after the session	+$250 thousand= $8.48M	$8.48 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$485 thousand= $8.97M	$8.97 million
Other changes after the session	−$252 thousand= $8.72M	$8.72 million
Current budget	$8.72 million	$8.72 million

FY2012	$2.30 million	$499 thousand	$6.93 million

FY2013	$2.46 million	$1.66 million	$10.2 million

FY2014	$2.04 million	$423 thousand	$8.58 million

FY2015	$1.93 million	$351 thousand	$7.71 million

FY2016	$1.84 million	$304 thousand	$6.77 million

FY2017	$1.92 million	$305 thousand	$7.03 million

FY2018	$2.49 million	$274 thousand	$7.18 million

FY2019	$2.31 million	$434 thousand	$7.14 million

FY2020	$2.43 million	$408 thousand	$7.32 million

FY2021	$2.05 million	$798 thousand	$7.10 million

FY2022	$2.95 million	$36.3 thousand	$6.36 million

FY2023	$2.97 million	$127 thousand	$7.34 million

FY2024	$3.39 million	$466 thousand	$8.52 million

FY2025	$3.88 million	$330 thousand	$8.23 million

FY2026	$4.07 million	$460 thousand	$8.72 million

FY2027	—	—	$8.68 million

Federal funds	$872 thousand	$1.12 million
FF	3578 Fed BLM Corporative Agreement	$680 thousand	$680 thousand
FF	3581 Federal Grant-A	$0	$250 thousand
FF	3580 Usfs Assistance Agreement	$114 thousand	$114 thousand
FF	3584 Federal Grant-D	$77.8 thousand	$77.8 thousand

Federal funds

3578 Fed BLM Corporative Agreement

3581 Federal Grant-A

3580 Usfs Assistance Agreement

3584 Federal Grant-D

Mining, lodging and other state taxes	$0	$400 thousand
OF	4572 Minerals Bond Pool Receipts	$0	$400 thousand

Mining, lodging and other state taxes

4572 Minerals Bond Pool Receipts

Everything else	$180 thousand	$331 thousand
OF	4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib	$169 thousand	$248 thousand
OF	4320 Premium Income	$0	$66.5 thousand
OF	3740 Dissolved Mineral Res Expl	$8.0 thousand	$8.0 thousand
OF	4252 Excess Property Sales	$0	$4.6 thousand
OF	4027 Publication Sales	$2.9 thousand	$2.9 thousand
OF	4311 Royalty Income	$253	$253

Everything else

4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib

4320 Premium Income

3740 Dissolved Mineral Res Expl

4252 Excess Property Sales

4027 Publication Sales

4311 Royalty Income

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$77.7 thousand	$77.7 thousand
IA	4620 Transfer From Reclamation Bond Pool Ba 4220	$77.7 thousand	$77.7 thousand
IA	4011 Printing Sales	$27	$27

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4620 Transfer From Reclamation Bond Pool Ba 4220

4011 Printing Sales

Carried over from last year · not new money	$3.08 million	$7.14 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$3.08 million	$7.14 million

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Commission on Mineral Resources

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by budget account

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Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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