House to Release Draft Highway Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to release its draft highway reauthorization bill this week. The legislation will provide $494 billion in funding over a period of five years for highway, transit, safety, and research programs, a 46 percent increase over current investment levels.
06-03-2020
House T&I Chairman Rejects Fuel Tax Increase
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said he wants a five to six-year highway bill, but he rejects higher fuel taxes as a means of paying for it.
02-05-2014
Oregon Establishes Voluntary Per-Mile Vehicle Tax
Oregon became the first state to establish a voluntary per-mile vehicle tax as an alternative method for infrastructure funding when the Oregon State Legislature overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 810.
07-10-2013
Maryland Latest State Seeking to Impose Wholesale Tax on Fuel
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) last week unveiled a new transportation funding plan that would lower the state’s excise tax on gasoline and replace it with a sales tax on the wholesale price. The governor appears to be following the lead of neighboring state Virginia, which passed a similar plan last month.
03-11-2013
Miles Traveled Tax Gaining Support
Incoming House transportation Chairman Bill Shuster last week called a U.S. tax based on miles driven 鈥渁 fair way鈥� to pay for highway improvements. With fuel economy of cars and trucks increasing and more hybrids hitting the road, officials are taking a look at the fuel tax over the long haul, in recognition that the current ways of paying for infrastructure aren’t generated enough revenue.
12-10-2012