Bill would fund fuel tax options

[Cybergal]

Bill would fund fuel tax options

A federal House bill would provide $154.5 million to study fuel tax alternatives, including systems based on the number of vehicle miles traveled.

On July 27, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced the Road User Fee Pilot Project bill, or HR 3311. House members referred the legislation, which has no co-sponsors, to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Other than VMT, no other alternative funding methods are specified.

The bill would direct the treasury secretary to establish the program. The Democrat’s home state of Oregon has a VMT pilot program, which charged drivers for miles traveled rather than fuel consumed.

Bill would fund fuel tax options - eTrucker

 

[rebel]

I got a better idea.
When the time comes, and most of the vehicles on the road are electric or non-petroleum, then we'll just switch to the VMT. No need to "study" it.
In the meantime, $154 million divided 50 ways is $3 million apiece that can go back into each state's highway fund.

 

[Beechvtail]

I got a better idea.
When the time comes, and most of the vehicles on the road are electric or non-petroleum, then we'll just switch to the VMT. No need to "study" it.
In the meantime, $154 million divided 50 ways is $3 million apiece that can go back into each state's highway fund.

AMEN.