A U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing about half of Oklahoma as Native American reservation land has implications for oil and gas development in the state, raising complex regulatory and tax questions that could take years to settle, according to Oklahoma attorneys.
FILE PHOTO: A general view of U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
“You’ll see the Five Tribes make arguments perhaps that they have taxation authority,” said Taiawagi Helton, who teaches environmental, property and Indian law at the University of Oklahoma. “It’s possible you could see some slight increases in taxation,” with companies paying production taxes to both the state and tribes.Tribes may not want to immediately act, but this case suggests they would have regulatory authority over oil and gas, said Oklahoma energy attorney A.J. Ferate.
Mike McBride III, chair of Indian law at Tulsa law firm Crowe and Dunlevy, said there may be implications for wind energy and electric transmission as well as sales of water.
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