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Lawmakers debate inflation indexing and equity as mileage‑based user fee advances
Summary
Committee members and agency officials debated whether to include an inflation adjustment for a mileage‑based user fee (MBUF), weighing purchasing‑power arguments against affordability and regressivity concerns; agency staff proposed delaying any inflator until more vehicles are included in the program.
The House Transportation committee continued a lengthy discussion of a mileage‑based user fee (MBUF) and whether the program should include an automatic inflation adjustment. Patrick Murphy, the state policy director, framed MBUF as part of a multi‑year effort that began with a road‑usage study in 2021 and said the program’s design seeks to replace declining fuel‑tax revenue as vehicles electrify.
Murphy explained the administration’s proposal for an inflator tied to a…
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