CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Interior is cutting federal mineral payments to 36 states by a total of roughly $110 million this fiscal year as part of the automatic federal spending cuts that started this month.

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced this week that his state faces the biggest cut — at least $53 million over the next five months. Wyoming is the nation’s leading coal-producing state and last year received nearly $1 billion in federal mineral payments.