- Georgia And Oklahoma Launch RUC Pilot Projects
- US House And Senate Are Far Apart On FY-2024 Transportation Spending
- AASHTO Annual Meeting Registration Is Now Open
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Georgia And Oklahoma Launch RUC Pilot Projects
Capitol Beat News Service reports, Georgia DOT will launch a mileage-based, road-use charge pilot with federal funding and 150 volunteer electric vehicle owners. Participants will have GPS and non-GPS options for recording their mileage. “The test period will be followed during the first half of 2024 by a preliminary analysis of the results. A final report is expected later in the year.” The article notes that the problem of dwindling fossil fuel tax revenue was the subject of a recent legislative study. Electric vehicle advocates have raised concerns about potential transportation funding inequity because lawmakers recently approved an excise tax on the electricity used to charge vehicles that will take effect in 2025. The state already imposes a $216 annual EV registration fee and a general sales tax on electricity purchases.
KTUL spotlights Oklahoma DOT’s Fair Miles Oklahoma pilot, which uses volunteer drivers to compare the yield of the state’s current 19-cents-per-mile fuel tax with a hypothetical user fee of one cent per mile. ODOT Deputy Director Dawn Sullivan describes the test as a “a mock system, we’re not really collecting dollars, but you could see maybe what you would pay if you paid for a charge per mile instead of the transparent gas tax. . . .” Sullivan notes that although the state’s fuel tax revenue is declining with the advent of EVs and more efficient gas-powered vehicles, the volume of road maintenance projects hasn’t changed.
Company and Agency Financial Issues And Reports Georgia Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Road Use Charging (RUC-MBUF-VMT) Transportation and Infrastructure Research & DevelopmentUS House And Senate Are Far Apart On FY-2024 Transportation Spending
“Engineering News-Record” reports, “After being shaken by the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2024 spending cuts — some of them deep — for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, construction and transportation officials were relieved to see that the Senate Appropriations Committee, led by Democrats, propose funding numbers for DOT infrastructure programs that generally were up slightly or flat with 2023 levels. Overall, the House panel measure, approved on a 34-27, generally party-line vote on July 18, would slice DOT budget resources by $5.4 billion, to $100.9 billion.” The article notes that the Senate committee measure, approved unanimously last week, adds $1.5 billion to USDOT’s FY 2023 funding level, adheres to formula funding targets and spares popular grant programs that House Republican appropriators voted to cut. ENR suggests that lingering “legislative disagreements” mean it’s unlikely Congress will approve appropriations bills in time for the October 1 start of the next fiscal year.
Company and Agency Financial Issues And Reports US Department of Transportation (USDOT) US Gov't Transportation Funding US Infrastructure Funding And Financing InitiativesAASHTO Annual Meeting Registration Is Now Open
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is accepting registrations for its 2023 annual meeting, scheduled for November 13 to 16 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Indianapolis. The annual meeting website has information about the agenda, sponsors, exhibitors and other details.
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