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Michigan Transportation Funding Package (2015)
After a measure to increase transportation revenue failed to be approved by voters, Michigan lawmakers passed legislation in November 2015 to increase the state gasoline and diesel fuel taxes to 26.3 cents-per-gallon; tax alternative fuels at the state motor fuel tax rate; establish an alternative fuel dealer license and fee; increase registration fees by 20 percent; and create a new annual fee for electric-powered motor vehicles.
Case Study- Michigan Transportation Funding Package (2015)- Bill Text: HB 4738 (Alternative Fuels), HB 4736 (Vehicle Registration Fees), and HB 4615 (Increase motor fuel tax, index to CPI)
- Senate Fiscal Analysis of Michigan Transportation Funding Package
DELAWARE: HOUSE BILL 140 (2015)
House Bill 140 was passed by the Delaware legislature on July 1 in order to increase state Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) fees in order to generate new revenue for transportation funding.
WASHINGTON STATE: SENATE BILL 5987 (2015)
Senate Bill 5987 was signed into law on July 15, 2015 in order to increase the state gas tax by 11.9 cents-per-gallon and increase transportation-related fees, as well as permit Sound Transit residents to vote on a plan to fund expansion of the region’s lightrail system.
SOUTH DAKOTA: SENATE BILL 1 (2015)
Senate Bill 1 was approved on March 30, 2015 in order to increase the state gas tax by 6 cents-per-gallon and raise various transportation-related fees.
UTAH: HOUSE BILL 362 (2015)
A bill to increase the state gas tax by 5 cents-per-gallon and create a 12 percent tax on the average wholesale price of fuel, to replace the state’s flat gas tax once the price of fuel reaches $2.45 per gallon. Utah HB 362 was signed into law on March 27, 2015.
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.
IDAHO: HOUSE BILL 312 (2015)
Legislation approved April 21, 2015 in order to increase the state gas tax by 7 cents-per-gallon, raise vehicle registration fees, and institute a fee on electric and hybrid cars in order to generate new funding for the state’s roads and bridges.
IOWA: SENATE FILE 257 (2015)
Senate File 257 was signed into law on February 24, 2015 in order to increase the state gas tax by 10 cents-per-gallon.
NEBRASKA: LEGISLATIVE BILL 610 (2015)
The Nebraska legislature voted on May 14 to override the Governor’s veto of a 6 cents-per-gallon gas tax increase. The increase will be gradually implemented over 4 years, starting with 1.5 cents-per-gallon on January 1, 2016. By passing this bill, Nebraska became the sixth state in 2015 to approve a gas tax increase.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: SENATE BILL 367 (2014)
A 4.2 cents-per-gallon motor fuel increase was signed into law in New Hampshire on May 20, 2014 for the purpose of resurfacing and reconstruction on secondary roadways, municipal bridges, and Interstate 93.
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