Mileage Based User Fee Funding and Deployment Planner for State Transportation Funding Agencies

Matthews, H Scott; Yuan, Chenyu; Fan, Zhufeng; Lyu, Lin; Acharya, Prithvi S; Sin, Rachel; Donnelly, Sean

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Mileage Based User Fee Funding and Deployment Planner for State Transportation Funding Agencies

2021-08-30
By Matthews, H Scott ; Yuan, Chenyu ; Fan, Zhufeng

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Matthews, H Scott ; Yuan, Chenyu ; Fan, Zhufeng ; Lyu, Lin ; Acharya, Prithvi S ; Sin, Rachel ; Donnelly, Sean
Corporate Creators:

Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Pennsylvania;United States
Edition:

Final
Corporate Publisher:

Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract:

The current motor fuel tax (MFT) system in the US does not generate sufficient revenue for infrastructure development. To make up for the lack of revenue and to keep up with expenditures, states have begun to explore alternatives such as mileage-based user fees (MBUF). Using federal and state level data and Pennsylvania as a case study, the authors demonstrate the difference and importance of revenue-neutral versus revenue-needed when determining a rate for MBUF and argue that rates should be based on revenue-needed. The Pennsylvania MFT generated $2.1 billion in 2019, translating to a 1.3¢ per mile revenue neutral rate for passenger vehicles. Under the revenue-needed rate, the revenue needed to be replaced is the MFT, miscellaneous, and appropriations from general funds and other state imposts, totaling to $3.8 billion in 2019. This translates to a 2.3¢ per mile rate for passenger vehicles, which is an 81% increase from revenue-neutral rates. This same method can be used to support rate setting and revenue collection decisions in other states.
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69A3551747111
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University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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