Local government revenue from oil and gas production

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Newell, Richard G

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Raimi, Daniel

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2016-06-10T17:31:35Z

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2016-06-10T17:31:35Z

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2016-06-10

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Oil and gas production generates substantial revenue for state and local governments. This report examines revenue from oil and gas production flowing to local governments through four mechanisms: (i) state taxes or fees on oil and gas production; (ii) local property taxes on oil and gas property; (iii) leasing of state-owned land; and (iv) leasing of federally owned land. We examine every major oil- and gas-producing state and find that the share of oil and gas production value allocated to and collected by local governments ranges widely, from 0.5 percent to more than 9 percent due to numerous policy differences among states. School districts and trust funds endowing future school operations tend to see the highest share of revenue, followed by counties. Municipalities and other local governments with more limited geographic boundaries tend to receive smaller shares of oil and gas driven revenue. Some states utilize grant programs to allocate revenue to where impacts from the industry are greatest. Others send most revenue to state operating or trust funds, with little revenue earmarked specifically for local governments.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12390

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Shale gas, tight oil, severance tax, property tax, resource taxation, local public finance, revenue sharing, hydraulic fracturing

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Local government revenue from oil and gas production

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Journal article

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