57-43.1-03.2. Refund of tax for fuel purchased by native Americans - Fuels tax refund reserve fund - Continuing appropriation

57-43.1-03.2. Refund of tax for fuel purchased by native Americans - Fuels tax refund reserve fund - Continuing appropriation. 1. A native American may file a claim with the tax commissioner for a refund of motor vehicle fuel taxes paid by that person under this chapter or special fuel taxes paid under chapter 57-43.2 if the motor vehicle fuel or special fuel was purchased from a retail fuel dealer located on the Indian reservation where the native American is an enrolled member and the fuel was delivered to the native American on that reservation. The refund provisions of this chapter apply to refund claims made under this section. 2. A fuels tax refund reserve fund is created as a special fund in the state treasury. The tax commissioner shall deposit in that fund such amounts from motor vehicle fuel tax and special fuel tax collections as necessary to be expended for refunds to which native American government entities may be entitled under qualifying circumstances and conditions determined by the attorney general. There is appropriated as a continuing appropriation out of funds set aside under this subsection so much of the funds as is necessary to meet the expenditures authorized under this subsection and such funds may be expended for that purpose.