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Senate Transportation hears agency defend flexible payment options; flat-fee sparks revenue concern
Summary
Agency officials told the Senate Transportation Committee they favor multiple payment choices for a mileage-based user fee but warned a $225 flat fee would undercut revenue for high-mileage drivers; lawmakers asked UVM to model the fiscal impacts before deciding whether to include a flat-fee option.
Senate Transportation convened to review how Vermont might collect a mileage-based user fee, with Patrick Murphy, the Agency of Transportation’s state policy director, testifying that the agency supports multiple payment options — including estimated upfront payments, pay-as-you-go and end-of-period reconciliation — provided reconciliation happens within each mileage reporting period.
"We don't have an issue with the option of paying after miles have been calculated," Murphy said, adding that the…
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