57-34-05. Deposit of tax revenues - Allocation to counties - Telecommunications carriers tax fund - Continuing appropriation

57-34-05. Deposit of tax revenues - Allocation to counties - Telecommunications carriers tax fund - Continuing appropriation. Gross receipts tax revenues of up to eight million four hundred thousand dollars under this chapter must be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury, the telecommunications carriers tax fund. Gross receipts tax revenues under this chapter exceeding eight million four hundred thousand dollars must be deposited in the state general fund. The tax commissioner shall allocate moneys in the telecommunications carriers tax fund among counties in the same proportion that taxes paid by telecommunications carriers in locally assessed property taxes and taxes assessed under chapter 57-06 and this chapter in 1997 and received by taxing districts in the county bears to all taxes paid by telecommunications carriers in locally assessed property taxes and taxes assessed under chapter 57-06 and this chapter in 1997 and received by taxing districts in the state. The balance in the telecommunications carriers tax fund, not exceeding eight million four hundred thousand dollars, is appropriated as a standing and continuing appropriation to the tax commissioner for annual allocation to counties under this section. If gross receipts tax revenues available for allocation on the first day of March of any year are less than eight million four hundred thousand dollars, there is appropriated as a standing and continuing appropriation from the state general fund the amount that, when added to gross receipts tax revenues available for allocation from the telecommunications carriers tax fund results in allocation of eight million four hundred thousand dollars to counties per calendar year. On or before the first day of March of each year, the tax commissioner shall certify for payment to the state treasurer an amount determined to be due each county. The state treasurer shall remit the certified amount to the county treasurers according to the allocation made by the tax commissioner under this section not later than March thirty-first of each year.