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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
June 8: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Arkansas Highway Commission announced on June 7 that it will seek to place a measure on the November 2018 General Election ballot that would raise up to $400 million annually in new revenue for road construction. Commission members will decide in the next few [...]
June 2: State Transportation Funding Legislation Activity
Approved Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) approved a bill on May 31 to create a $100 annual registration fee for electric motor vehicles and a $30 annual fee for hybrid motor vehicles. The law goes into effect on Nov. 1. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) [...]
May 19: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Approved The Missouri Senate voted May 10 to establish the “21st Century Missouri Transportation System Task Force” to evaluate the state's transportation infrastructure, the state's transportation funding, any shortfall the department is facing, and provide recommendations on how to improve the condition of the transportation [...]
May 5: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Introduced Wisconsin Assembly Republicans presented a plan on May 4 to create a 5 percent sales tax on the average wholesale price of gasoline, while decreasing the flat excise tax paid at the pump. Pending South Carolina House lawmakers on May 3 voted 107-7 to [...]
April 28: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Signed into law Tennessee’s IMPROVE Act— legislation that increases the state gas tax and other transportation-related fees— was signed into law by Gov. Bill Haslam (R) on April 26. The bill is estimated to generate $350 million annually. Indiana’s House Bill 1002— a bill that [...]
April 7: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Enacted Legislation Minnesota Mark Dayton (D) approved the state department of transportation’s budget on April 3, allowing the agency to utilize $105 million in federal funding approved by the FAST Act to complete over 28 highway, road and bridge projects. Lawmakers will now turn their [...]
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