Fuel Tax Alternatives Motor On
December 23, 2015
12/20/15 – Although many experts, including a leading transportation analyst writing in Issues, have recommended adopting user fees to replace the federal motor fuel tax for funding surface transportation projects, Congress took a different route in passing the latest highway bill. But the light hasn’t turned completely red, as the bill authorizes $95 million for states to develop and test alternatives to the fuel tax—the first-ever legislative monetary nod to such options.