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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
New Resource! Fuel Efficient Vehicles: Virginia’s Highway Use Fee
Virginia’s highway use fee (HUF) is intended to close the gap between what the average gas-fueled vehicle pays in state gas tax and what is paid by fuel-efficient and electric vehicles, which consume less fuel and therefore pay less taxes. Revenue is deposited into the [...]
New Resource! Transportation Network Company Fees Handout
Transportation Network Companies (TNCs)—businesses such as Uber and Lyft who offer on-demand rideshare services typically through a mobile application—have become an increasingly popular mode of transportation throughout the United States. While acting as an alternative option to traditional taxi services, the propagation of TNC services [...]
States Introduce 28 Transportation Funding Bills in the First Month of 2024
Lawmakers in 19 states introduced 28 measures to increase transportation revenue in the first month of 2024, according to a January analysis by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. Notable measures include: - Eight bills in seven states propose an electric vehicle registration or public charging [...]
New Resource! Road Usage Charge Programs Handout
A Road Usage Charge (RUC) system – also referred to as Vehicles Mile Traveled (VMT), or Mileage-Based User Fee (MBUF)– is a funding method to tax drivers on the miles driven, versus traditional funding formula of fuel consumed. As vehicles become increasingly fuel efficient and [...]
New Resource! Variable-Rate State Gas Tax Handout
A variable-rate gasoline tax is a tax which adjusts the cents-per-gallon charge at the pump based off of a pre-determined formula, chosen by lawmakers to ensure the tax keeps pace with various economic factors such as general inflation (Consumer Price Index or similar), the wholesale [...]
States Face Pressure to Raise Revenue
What happened: Several states announced transportation funding concerns in the first month of the new year, including: New Jersey is facing a June 30 deadline to renew the state's Transportation Trust Fund. Several options are being discussed, including a new electric vehicle fee. Massachusetts Gov. [...]
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