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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Utah Legislature Sends Transportation Funding Bill to Governor
Utah lawmakers reached a compromise on March 12 to increase the state’s gas tax by 5 cents-per-gallon, add a 12 percent tax on the wholesale price of gasoline, and permit counties to seek voter approval for a 1/4-cent sales and use tax increase for local [...]
Polls Find Utah and S.C. Residents in Favor of Gas Tax Increases
Recent polls show voter support in two states considering gas tax increases to generate needed transportation funding. Utah A Dan Jones & Associates survey has found a majority of Utah voters support some form of fuel tax increase to fund road construction and maintenance. The [...]
Utah Legislature Considering Different Gas Tax Bills
Both the Utah House and Senate have passed competing bills to increase the state gas tax, and they are now working on a compromise to bridge the gap between the two measures. The Senate voted 20-5 on March 9 to approve legislation which would increase [...]
February 2015 State Transportation Funding Initiatives Report
The Transportation Investment Advocacy Center’s second 2015 report on state transportation legislation is now available. 21 states are currently considering transportation funding legislation, with more expected as the year progresses. TIAC staff have tracked 48 transportation funding bills introduced in 2015, with over 70 bills in [...]
States Talking Transportation for 2015
Looking Back at 2014 Transportation was a hot topic with state legislatures in 2014, with 66 bills introduced across the country. Over twenty transportation-related bills were approved, with funding legislation approved in 11 states. Of those states, both Rhode Island and New Hampshire passed state [...]
Utah Legislature Fails to Advance Transportation Bill
House Bill 388, sponsored by Representative Johnny Anderson (R-District 34), died in the Senate on March 13. The bill would have permitted local elections the ability to increase sales taxes to support mass-transit funding. The House had previously passed the bill with a vote of 58 [...]
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