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Senate Transportation reviews mileage‑based user fee draft; members press agency on flat fee, enforcement and outreach
Summary
Senate Transportation reviewed draft 3.2 of a mileage‑based user fee bill, debated removal of a proposed flat fee, and pressed the Agency of Transportation on transition mechanics, enforcement authority and outreach. Staff and researchers will provide scenarios and reports before the committee decides.
The Senate Transportation committee continued work on a mileage‑based user fee proposal during a meeting Tuesday, during which legislative counsel and Agency of Transportation staff explained changes in draft 3.2 and members raised concerns about enforcement, transition mechanics and public outreach.
"There is one line difference between 3.1 and 3.2," Damian Leonard of the Office of Legislative Council told members and walked the committee through edits that replace earlier BEV‑only language with a single "covered vehicle" definition and add intent language aimed at ensuring owners and lessees of efficient vehicles contribute equitably to the transportation fund. He said the draft removes an earlier opt‑in flat fee and instead preserves the current $89 infrastructure fee during an initial transition; that fee would be credited against the first mileage‑based reconciliation once a mileage reporting period closes.
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