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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA: “Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax” (2012)
This ballot referendum campaign in Atlanta, Georgia failed to pass the “Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax” in each of the ten counties in the Atlanta region, although it did pass within the limits of the City of Atlanta. Georgia is one of only [...]
GEORGIA: HOUSE BILL 170 (2015)
Legislation approved May 4, 2015 to remove the variable-rate motor fuel tax and institute a flat cents-per-gallon increase, which will be indexed, as well as raise various transportation-related fees. Case Study- Georgia 2015 Gas Tax Increase (HB 170)
In-Depth Reports Examine 15 Recent State Gas Tax Increases
Over the past 10 years, state transportation funds have supported an average of 48 percent of annual capital outlays for highway and bridge projects, with federal resources providing the remaining 52 percent. Since 2013, 15 states have increased taxes on motor fuel to support needed [...]
Updated Report Examines 2015 State Transportation Funding Legislation
An updated report with information on over 160 transportation funding initiatives introduced in 2015—what’s passed, what’s failed, and what’s still pending—is now available. So far in 2015: Washington, Nebraska, Georgia, Idaho, Utah, South Dakota, Iowa, and Delaware all passed legislation to ensure recurring transportation funding; [...]
Washington Raises State Gas Tax on Aug. 1, but Retail Pump Prices Continue to Slide
Washington became the seventh state in 2015 to approve an increase in their state gas tax, joining Idaho, Iowa, Georgia, South Dakota, Utah and Nebraska. On Aug. 1, a 7 cents-per-gallon increase went into effect state-wide, with the remaining 4.9 cents of the 11.9 cents-per-gallon [...]
ARTBA Hosts Inaugural Meeting of Transportation Investment Advocates Council
(Washington) More than two dozen transportation champions came together July 15 in the Nation’s Capital for the inaugural meeting of the “Transportation Investment Advocates Council™” – a national network of construction and better roads professionals, chamber of commerce executives, and public officials who share a [...]
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