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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
North Carolina Leaders Deliberate Transportation Funding Proposals
North Carolina’s House of Representatives Aug. 3 introduced a plan to increase transportation funding for the state that combines elements of separate plans introduced by the Senate and Governor Pat McCrory (R) earlier this spring. House leaders said their package would generate $4.155 billion [...]
North Carolina Passes Bill to Stabilize State Gas Tax
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on April 1 signed into law a bill to help limit an upcoming decrease in the state gas tax and stabilize the tax going forward. North Carolina’s current state gas tax rate is a combination of a flat tax of [...]
Over 61,000 U.S. Bridges Need Structural Repair
(WASHINGTON)— An analysis of the recently-released 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) National Bridge Inventory database finds good news and bad news when it comes to the most heavily traveled U.S. bridges. The good news is that there are over 2,000 fewer structurally deficient structures [...]
Two Variable-Rate States Reach Deals to Stabilize Their Gas Taxes
Two states with variable-rate gas taxes have reached deals to prevent the taxes—both based on the average wholesale price of gasoline, which has decreased significantly in the past few months—from collecting below an amount needed to maintain the states’ transportation infrastructure. Kentucky approved on March [...]
Transportation Funding Bills Advance in N.C., Texas & Ga.
North Carolina A bill to lower the amount of a scheduled state gas tax decrease passed the North Carolina House with amendments on March 5 with a vote of 72-42. The state gas tax reduction, scheduled due to the terms of the state’s variable-rate gas [...]
New Resource Guide Looks at Variable-Rate State Gas Taxes
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) has prepared a detailed study on some of the variable-rate strategies states are using to fund transportation investments. A variable-rate gasoline tax, or one that adjusts the cents-per-gallon charge at the pump based off of the wholesale price of [...]
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