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From page 31... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-1 3.0 Improved and New Revenue Options This section provides an analysis of the major options which could be used by various levels of government to increase funding for surface transportation through 2017. Read the entire page →
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From page 33... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-3 Figure 3.1 Fuel and Vehicle Taxes as a Percent of Total State Highway Funding Fiscal Year 2004 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 GA NJ OK MA VA IA KY PA CO SD MN NH WV ME NC TX ND RI MO CA WY OH NV SC IN MT State Percent of State Highway Funding MFT Vehicle Taxes Source: 2004 Highway Statistics, Table SF-1. Read the entire page →
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From page 35... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-5 Indexing the Fuel Tax to Inflation or Prices – Indexing the fuel tax can protect existing fuel tax revenues from the impacts of inflation. Read the entire page →
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From page 37... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-7 Examples California and Georgia have sales taxes on motor fuels. Read the entire page →
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From page 39... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-9 • South Carolina – Motor fuel excise tax; • Tennessee – Motor fuel excise tax; • Virginia – Motor fuel excise tax, and motor vehicle sales and use tax; and • Wisconsin – Motor fuel excise tax, and vehicle registration fees. Read the entire page →
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From page 41... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-11 fees in the form of fares and related fees contribute a much larger share, about 28 percent at all levels of government combined, and for transit agencies, they account for well over 65 percent of revenues.5 Tolling, Pricing, and Other Direct User Fees As of December 2005, toll facilities in the United States accounted for approximately 5,100 miles of roads, bridges, and tunnels.6 In 2004, state and local governments used $6.6 billion in tolls for highway investments or approximately seven percent of total revenues used for highways at the state and local level. Read the entire page →
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From page 43... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-13 reserved for high-occupancy vehicles (HOV) Read the entire page →
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From page 45... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-15 Examples The Oregon State Department of Transportation is conducting a pilot test designed to demonstrate the technical and administrative feasibility of implementing an electronic collection system for mileage-based user fees and congestion tolls. Read the entire page →
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From page 47... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-17 Local Option Taxes Local options taxes have been adopted in one form or another in at least 46 states as shown in Figure 3.3.16 They include mechanisms such as state authorized local options sales, gasoline, income, and vehicle taxes and fees. Read the entire page →
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From page 49... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-19 Local Option Taxes – Transit (continued) Read the entire page →
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From page 51... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-21 or use a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Read the entire page →
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From page 53... ... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-23 General Revenue Sources General Revenue – States and local governments also use general fund appropriations to support transportation needs. Read the entire page →

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... NCHRP 20-24(49) – Future Financing Options to Meet Highway and Transit Needs 3-1 3.0 Improved and New Revenue Options This section provides an analysis of the major options which could be used by various levels of government to increase funding for surface transportation through 2017.