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MILEAGE TAX * USA - Official says: "‘viable" option to replace fuel tax
The author of report in Oregon says a tax system based on miles driven could one day replace per-gallon fuel taxes at the pump
OR,USA -Land Line Magazine, by David Tanner -November 20, 2007: -- ... James Whitty, manager of the Oregon Department of Transportation Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding, said officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC, have their eyes on the report, which was nearing completion on Tuesday, Nov. 20... Whitty gave Land Line a preview of what the report will say...
The report is based on a pilot program conducted by the Oregon DOT from April 2006 to March 2007 to test a mileage-based tax system... Whitty explained why a mileage-based tax system would be a viable alternative to a gas tax nationwide... “We anticipate that motorists will move to more fuel efficient vehicles in direct proportion to increases in fuel prices. We’re starting to see it now,” he said. “As that continues, it will reach a point where gas taxes no longer can fund the needs of the road system. The conclusion is we have to move to a different funding system”... Whitty said the system, if lawmakers at the state or federal level implement it, would collect mileage data electronically. The devices would be installed at the manufacturing level...
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