NM received $479 M from federal energy funds

New Mexico’s share of revenue received by the federal government for energy production on public lands amounted to $479 million, according to the Interior Department. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said the department collected and disbursed more than $14.2 billion in revenue generated by energy production on public lands and offshore waters in Fiscal Year 2013 – a $2 billion increase over the previous year. Among the top states receiving revenue are Wyoming ($933 million); New Mexico ($479 million); Utah ($138 million); Colorado ($130 million); California ($102 million); North Dakota ($90 million); Montana ($36 million); Louisiana ($27 million); Alaska ($19 million) and Texas ($17 million).