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Committee debates options for electric‑vehicle fee and mileage‑based user fee; draft keeps intent language and schedules further reports
Summary
Senators and AOT discussed draft intent language on a per‑kilowatt‑hour fee for public charging, concerns about double taxation with a mileage‑based user fee, and reporting deadlines for design work; agency representatives urged exploratory language rather than immediate per‑kWh implementation.
Committee members and Agency of Transportation staff discussed several pieces of the draft relating to fees for plug‑in electric vehicles and a proposed mileage‑based user fee (MBUF).
Patrick Murphy (AOT) told the committee that AOT shared the committee's concerns about a per‑kilowatt‑hour fee because of administrative complexity and potential double taxation for drivers who might also pay a mileage‑based fee. Murphy said the agency prefers language that would “examine” or “work toward” collecting a fee to supplant lost fuel tax revenue from out‑of‑state plug‑in…
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