Committee hears Senate changes to mileage'based user fee: flat-fee option, 2029 cap removal and phased EV transition

Legislative counsel summarized Senate amendments to the mileage'based user fee: a $178 flat-fee cap (for 2027'28) was added along with a $178 maximum for initial options, the flat fee disappears in 2029 and the default noncompliance rate rises to $375; the Senate limited automatic statutory expansion in 2029 to hybrids and required outreach, transition reports and a fuel-tax credit to offset MBUF amounts.