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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
MISSISSIPPI: House Bill 265 (2013)
This unsuccessful legislative campaign with the Mississippi state legislature failed to pass House Bill 265 (HB 265)—a proposal to increase the tax associated with the wholesale price of gasoline. HB 265 would have added a 6 percent tax to the wholesale price of gasoline, which [...]
MINNESOTA: SENATE BILL 891 (2013)
This unsuccessful campaign with the Minnesota state legislature failed to raise the gasoline tax by 9.5-cents-per-gallon over a 4-year period. If successful, the gasoline tax increase would have raised $150 million for transportation. Case Study – Minnesota – 2013 Minnesota Voter Attitudes on Public Transportation [...]
IOWA: AMENDMENT H-1456/H-1457 to HOUSE FILE 640 (2013)
The Iowa state legislature’s unsuccessful campaign failed to advance a transportation funding amendment, which was ultimately withdrawn from consideration in 2013. The motor fuel tax increase was added as an amendment to House File 640, which initially dealt with continuing to fund tax breaks for [...]
IDAHO: HOUSE BILL 340 (2013)
This legislative campaign with the Idaho state legislature was ultimately unsuccessful and did not advance legislation to increase the state motor fuel tax. House Bill 340 proposed raising the motor fuel tax by two-cents-per-gallon annually for a five-year period and increasing the diesel fuel tax [...]
CONNECTICUT: SENATE BILL 699 (2013)
This unsuccessful campaign with the Connecticut state legislature failed to advance legislation that aimed to address congestion pricing. On January 25, 2013, Senate Bill 699 was introduced and assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation. There was a public hearing scheduled for February 25, 2013, [...]
DELAWARE: HOUSE BILL 140 (2015)
House Bill 140 was passed by the Delaware legislature on July 1 in order to increase state Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) fees in order to generate new revenue for transportation funding. Case Study- Delaware 2015 Transportation Funding Increase (HB 140)
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