A revenue sharing agreement that the state has had with the Three Affiliated Tribes since 2008 may be threatened by a new North Dakota law that restructures oil taxes.
The Legislature last month passed a measure that shaves the state's overall oil tax rate. Three Affiliated Tribes officials haven't been thrilled by the tax cut and have hinted that they may pull out of the revenue-sharing agreement with the state because of it.
The agreement limits oil tax rates on tribal land, and spells out how oil revenues are shared with the state.
Tax commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger says he's hopeful a new agreement can be reached soon.
Data show that since the agreement was adopted, the state has collected $789 million in oil revenue, with the tribe getting $659 million.