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Conferees narrow mileage-based user fee timing, flag federal EV fee as potential funding source
Summary
Senate and House conferees on the transportation bill agreed to advance an MBUF (mileage-based user fee) section with a later fallback implementation date while holding related coverage and rate questions for further work; federal discussion of an annual EV fee emerged as a potential supplemental funding pathway.
Senate and House conferees on the transportation bill agreed to proceed with the mileage-based user fee (MBUF) language that uses a later fallback implementation date, while leaving other coverage and rate issues for a later meeting.
The committees narrowed their differences by accepting language that lets implementation occur “on or before Jan. 1, 2027,” rather than fixing a single July 1, 2026, start date. Members said the later date is intended to avoid a scramble if administrative or federal funding pieces are not in place.
Why it matters: the MBUF discussion is a response to declining fuel-tax revenue and growing shares of electric and high-efficiency vehicles. Conferees…
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