BISMARCK, N.D. (KUMV) – The state legislature sent a bill to the governor that would provide more money to Williston, Dickinson and Minot.
Senate Bill 2323 distributes $10.5 million annually from the gross production tax share among the three oil hub cities. The text states that it would be a nearly 70-20-10 split among Williston, Dickinson and Minot, respectively.
The purpose of the funding is for debt relief for infrastructure projects built during the last oil boom.
“It’s just fair to make sure the hub cities that have been impacted the most by the windfall of the state, that we’re made whole too,” said Williston Mayor Howard Klug.
Dickinson Mayor Scott Decker and former Minot Mayor Tom Ross also testified earlier in support of…
