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Successful Legislation Case Study: Missouri Senate Bill 262 (2021)
Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons (R) signed Senate Bill 262 (SB 262) into law on July 13, 2021. It increases the state gas tax by 12.5 cents per gallon over five years – from 17 cents per gallon to 29.5 cents per gallon by 2026. Facing [...]
Washington State Lawmakers Introduce Nearly $17 Billion Transportation Funding Package
What’s happening: Statehouse Democrats proposed a 16-year plan that would draw revenue from existing and projected sources. Why it matters: The Move Ahead Washington budgetary proposal would not use any new or increased taxes to fund projects. Instead, it relies on one-time funding from the [...]
State Legislatures Consider 70 Transportation Funding Bills
State lawmakers have introduced at least 70 transportation funding bills since the start of the 2022 legislative session, according to ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center. Thirty-five percent of the bills propose one-time funding utilizing bonds, excess federal COVID relief, larger-than-expected budget surpluses, or additional funding [...]
13 States Evaluate Proposals to Suspend or Repeal Transportation Funding Taxes
What’s happening: Policymakers in 11 states are considering bids to temporarily suspend or repeal transportation-related taxes and fees. Legislation has been introduced in 10 states – California, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia – while governors in three others – [...]
GAO Report Evaluates State Road Usage Charge for National Policy
What happened: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report studying how state pilot programs could guide an expanded national policy on user-fee alternatives to the federal gas tax. Why it matters: The 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act provided grants for [...]
Wyoming Joint Transportation Committee Advances Two Transportation Funding Bills
What happened: On Nov. 30 the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee advanced two infrastructure funding bills to the full legislature. The first would raise the state gas tax 15 cents per gallon over a 3-year period starting in July 2022. The [...]
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