North Dakota’s Prairie Dog fund adding up

BISMARCK (KCND) – Oil tax money is now flowing into the city and municipal infrastructure fund.

That’s commonly referred to as the “Prairie Dog” fund. For September, collections exceeded what was forecast by $77 million. For the biennium to date, collections are $598 million over that forecast.

State budget director Joe Morrissette says that funding is split between cities, counties, and townships. He says that will continue to fill until it reaches $250 million, $30 million of that will go toward airport improvements.