Senate Bill 2013 Summary

• Appropriates $51.5 million from special funds to the commissioner of university and school lands for the biennium July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019, including $40 million in grants and $3.6 million for information technology projects.

• Distributes $16.1 million to non-oil-producing counties in August 2017 for township road and bridge maintenance, providing $10,000 per organized and unorganized township.

• Creates the energy impact fund and transfers $11 million into it from the political subdivision allocation fund and strategic investment and improvements fund during August 2017.

• Allocates $25 million from oil and gas impact grant fund and $15 million from energy impact fund for airport grants, with $20 million to Williston airport and $5 million to Dickinson airport, contingent on federal funding commitments.

• Amends oil and gas gross production tax allocation formulas for hub cities, changing definitions from oil and gas-related employment to mining industry employment after August 31, 2017, with temporary fixed employment percentages for Williston (33%), Dickinson (17%), and Minot (4%).