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Conferees advance mileage-based user fee language, leave broader coverage undecided
Summary
Senate and House conferees on the transportation bill agreed to advance a mileage-based user fee provision with a later implementation date in the senate text, while leaving related coverage and intent language — including expansion to all vehicles — unresolved.
Senate and House conferees on the transportation bill moved forward on the section governing a mileage-based user fee (MBUF), agreeing to the senate’s later default implementation date and several technical changes while postponing debate on broader coverage and intent language.
The MBUF discussion matters because it is a proposed replacement for declining gas-tax revenue streams and could change how drivers — including electric vehicle owners — are charged for use of Vermont roads.
Conferees said the principal differences involved timing and the base for setting the fee. The House version set a target implementation date of July 1, 2026; the Senate text used an “on or before Jan. 1, 2027” date.…
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