Understanding U.S. State Severance Fees

Join CCL State Climate Policy Coordinator Alexis Hermosillo and CCL's legislative interns Amanda Christophe and Matias Alberola for a training that will examine the connection between severance fees and carbon pricing, and help attendees understand current trends and future steps for action.

Skip ahead to the following section(s):

• (0:00) Introduction & Agenda
• (2:41) Introduction of Severance Fees
• (4:14) Scope of U.S. Severance Fees
• (7:34) Tax Revenue Use
• (9:47) Relation to Carbon Pricing
• (11:55) Trends and Steps for Action

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/severance-fee-slides 
National Conference of State Legislatures: https://www.ncsl.org/research/fiscal-policy/state-energy-revenues-update.aspx  
Dr. Barry Rabe’s research: https://www.brookings.edu/ author/barry-rabe/?type=posts  and
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wNYXHPs3VbXJjHn8MslG3OHzvHo47COK/