<P> The North Dakota state government receives through severance taxes 11.5 percent of the gross value of all oil produced . The boom has given the state of North Dakota a billion - dollar budget surplus . </P> <P> In addition to severance taxes, the state of North Dakota owns extensive mineral rights, which are leased by competitive bidding . In fiscal year 2010, the State Land Department reported that mineral income on its land earned $265 million for the North Dakota school trust fund, and that the trust fund had grown to $1.3 billion . </P> <P> The federal government is also a major owner of mineral rights in the region, and leases the rights to companies in competitive bidding . In a January 2013 federal lease sale, the top bid was $19,500 per acre for a lease on one tract in North Dakota . Of the lease sale and royalties from the federal tracts, the federal government keeps 52 percent, and passes 48 percent on to the state of North Dakota . </P> <P> The industrialization and population boom has put a strain on roads, water supplies, sewage systems, and government services in the area . Some counties have increased in population by almost double from 20,000 to 40,000 . </P>

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