Oil extraction tax development fund established

The tax imposed by section 57-51.1-02 must be paid to the state treasurer when collected by the state tax commissioner and must be credited to a special fund in the state treasury, to be known as the oil extraction tax development fund. The moneys accumulated in such fund must be allocated as provided in this chapter and the legislative assembly shall make any appropriation of money that may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. For purposes of distributions and allocations made by the state treasurer under this chapter and chapters 57-51 and 57-51.2, all revenue collected by the commissioner under this chapter must be considered revenue collections for the period in which the revenue was received by the commissioner.