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Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources
| Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources | |
| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $113,400 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $248,497,600 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the Kentucky Energy and Environmental Secretary |
| Authority: | Kentucky Revised Statutes 351.020 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the Energy and Environment Cabinet |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources
Gordon Slone | |
| Other Kentucky Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Cabinet Secretary • Public Service Commission | |
The Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources is an appointed state executive position in the Kentucky state government. The commissioner serves as head of the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources. The commissioner is selected by and serves at the pleasure of the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources is Gordon Slone (nonpartisan). Slone assumed office in 2020.
Authority
The department for natural resources is established in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.[1]
Kentucky Revised Statutes 351.020:
| (1) The department for natural resources shall be headed by the Commissioner of the department for natural resources. (2) The department shall administer all laws of the Commonwealth relating to mines. |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The commissioner is appointed by the energy and environment cabinet.[1]
Vacancies
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Duties
The Kentucky revised statutes list the following 14 duties of the commissioner:[1]
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Divisions
As of January 18, 2021, divisions within the Department for Natural Resources included:[3]
- Conservation
- Forestry
- Oil & Gas
- Mine Permits
- Abandoned Mine Lands
- Mine Safety
- mine Reclamation & Enforcement
- Office of the Kentucky Reclamation Guaranty Fund
State budget
- See also: Kentucky state budget and finances
The Department for Natural Resources' budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was $248,497,600.[4]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $113,400, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $105,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $105,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the commissioner received a salary of $100,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the commissioner received a salary of $105,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the commissioner received a salary of $105,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the commissioner received a salary of $100,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the commissioner received a salary of $95,238 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2015
In 2015, the commissioner received a salary of $101,220 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2014
In 2014, the commissioner received a salary of $100,218 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the commissioner received a salary of $100,218 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2012
In 2012, the commissioner received a salary of $95,445 according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Department for Natural Resources
300 Sower Blvd. 2nd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-6940
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kentucky Revised Statutes, " 351.020 Commission of Department for Natural Resources," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kentucky Department for Natural Resources," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Kentucky Office of State Budget Director, "2024-2026 Budget of the Commonwealth," accessed January 17, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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