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Commission asks state to raise severance tax to 20¢ per ton
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a resolution requesting the state increase the severance tax from 15¢ to 20¢ per ton; Chair said the change would add roughly $12,000 to the county highway fund at current production levels.
The Board of Commissioners voted to request a state change to the severance tax rate, asking that the rate be raised from 15¢ to 20¢ per ton.
Chair described the change as an increase to the county’s share of severance-tax receipts to the highway department and said the legislature had approved a 5¢ increase in the past. "We're requesting that we raise it to 20¢ a ton," the chair said, adding that at current volumes the change would generate about $12,000 more for the county highway fund. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the resolution unanimously.
The chair said the funds are appropriated by state law to the highway department, and commissioners noted the amount is modest but would provide additional local road funding.
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