BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes says it will charge a higher tax than the state on the reservation's oil production.
The Legislature in 2015 passed a measure that abolishes some price-based incentives in exchange for a lower tax rate. Tribal leaders say they never agreed to the change and want a higher tax rate to pay for consequences of oil development on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The lower tax rate went into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.
Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Mark Fox says the tribes will collect the higher tax for the past year and in the future.
State officials say that would violate a revenue-sharing agreement with the state, and could lead to decreased production on the reservation.
Fox says he doesn't believe oil production will be affected.