Section 57-61-01.7 - Severance tax reduction for coal or commercial leonardite mined for out-of-state shipmentFor coal or commercial leonardite subject to taxes under this chapter which is shipped out of state after June 30, 2001:
1. The coal or commercial leonardite is subject to thirty percent of the taxes imposed under section 57-61-01 and the entire revenue under this subsection must be deposited in the coal development trust fund for use as provided in subsection 1 of section 57-62-02 and allocation to the lignite research fund as provided in subsection 2 of section 57-61-01.5.2. In addition to the taxes under subsection 1, the coal or commercial leonardite may be subject to up to seventy percent of the severance taxes imposed under section 57-61-01 at the option of the county in which the coal or commercial leonardite is mined. The board of county commissioners, by resolution, may grant to the operator of a mine from which the coal or commercial leonardite is shipped out of state a partial or complete exemption from this portion of the severance tax. Any tax revenue from full or partial taxation under this subsection must be allocated to the county under subsection 2 of section 57-62-02.3. Taxes imposed under section 57-61-01.5 apply to coal or commercial leonardite subject to this section and must be allocated as provided in section 57-61-01.5.Amended by S.L. 2015, ch. 257 (SB 2377),§ 27, eff. 8/1/2015.