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County to receive more mineral tax funds

PARACHUTE I The Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) is pleased to report that the Rio Blanco County and several municipalities within the county will be receiving additional federal mineral lease (FML) funds from the State of Colorado, as part of Senate Bill 14-106, signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper in late March.
The bill provided for the immediate distribution of more than $4.2 million to local governments from the Local Government Permanent Fund, a slush…