How is the $0.18 fuel tax distributed to the tribes?
The tax is collected at the rack on a per gallon basis. For those tribes that have fuel compacts, the basis of return is the gallons of fuel sold at reservation pumps, e.g., the Navajo have a compact. If the tribe has no compact, the tax collected stays with the State. The revenues do come back to tribal lands through the maintenance and construction work on State highways that pass through the tribal lands.
