Is Texas ready for mileage fees? : a briefing paper.
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2011-02-01
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Alternative Title:Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fees study
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Abstract:According to the Transportation Research Board, government regulation and continued
increases in fuel prices could cut fuel consumption in the United States by 20 percent by 2025.
While good news for the environment, this does not bode well for tax revenues generated
by gasoline sales. This fact—combined with increasingly fuel-efficient and alternative-fuel
vehicles and the $315 billion in funding needs for Texas transportation identified by the
Texas 2030 Committee—demonstrates the inadequacy of the fuel tax as a viable long-term
funding mechanism for maintaining and expanding highways in the Lone Star State.
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