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Wilson County approves 5¢ bump in mineral severance tax rate
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The county commission approved increasing the mineral severance tax rate from 15¢ to 20¢, a change permitted by the state legislature and earmarked for road funding, the committee recorded.
Wilson County’s Budget Committee approved raising the county’s mineral severance tax by 5 cents, from 15¢ to 20¢, at its Oct. 9 meeting. County officials said state law allows the county to increase the local rate in specified increments.
A presenter explained that as of July 1, 2025 the local rate was 15¢ and that the Legislature permits a county to raise the rate by 5¢ at certain intervals; the meeting packet included sample resolution language for the committee to use. The presenter told members the additional revenue would go directly to the road commission for roads. The presenter cited recent collections as background, saying 2024 collections were about $232,000 and that multi-year collections total roughly in the low millions; they described the incremental increase as modest but useful for road funding.
Members moved and seconded the resolution to increase the county’s mineral severance tax and approved the change by voice vote. A committee member noted that the measure requires a two-thirds vote in the commission when enacted in board form; staff confirmed the procedural requirement.
The county did not provide an itemized estimate of revenue from the five-cent increase for next fiscal year during the discussion; presenters gave historical collection totals as context.
