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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
State Gas Tax Suspensions Continue
North Carolina lawmakers on Oct. 7 approved legislation to suspend state motor fuel taxes through Nov. 30, becoming the seventh state to do so in the lead-up to the Nov. 3 General Election. Gov. Josh Stein (D) is expected to sign the bipartisan bill into [...]
N.C. General Assembly Leaders Look to Improve Transportation Funding Model
What happened: During a Jan. 9 meeting of Charlotte-area business leaders, North Carolina House Speaker Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) discussed the need to revamp transportation funding amidst revenue shortfalls. Moore and Berger highlighted how state motor fuels tax [...]
Funding Shortfall Threatens North Carolina Transportation Projects
What’s happening: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is $13.3 billion short of what it needs for planned projects, new 10-year cost estimates show. Why it matters: The shortfall threatens long-term construction projects. A state commission tasked with finding new ways to fund transportation projects in [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
These states say declining motor fuel tax revenue collections due to reduced traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting transportation construction and repair projects: Michigan transportation experts estimated an 8.5 percent decline in transportation revenues for the current fiscal year due to decreased traffic [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
These states say declining motor fuel tax revenue collections due to reduced traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting transportation construction and repair projects: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) estimates a $300 million reduction in revenue from declining gas tax and [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
Wyoming state legislators are exploring transportation revenue and safety solutions as they face a $135 million annual shortfall. Their proposals to make up the revenue include new tolls, a road usage charge, and increasing the state’s 24-cents-per-gallon fuel tax, unchanged since 2014. Read more>> [...]
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