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Senate shifts mileage‑based user‑fee language: delay to 2027, focus on state fuel tax equivalence and federal grants pending
Summary
The Senate moved the T bill’s mileage‑based user‑fee benchmark to Jan. 1, 2027, refocused the fee’s intent on state fuel tax revenue (not combined state and federal gas taxes), and added a staged approach starting with battery electric vehicles, committee counsel said May 1.
Committee members heard May 1 that the Senate edited the T bill’s mileage‑based user‑fee (MBUF) language to clarify intent, timing and funding expectations.
David Leonard, legislative counsel, said the Senate moved the implementation benchmark from July 1, 2026, to Jan. 1, 2027, giving more lead time for design and for anticipated federal grant awards. The Senate also changed draft language that had tied the MBUF to the…
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