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Sep 2, 2015

HIGHWAY FUNDING DISCUSSIONS * USA

* Arkansas - Congressman says raising diesel tax should be on the table

-- Congress recently extended the highway funding mechanism until Oct. 29 as it struggles to find money to shore up the Highway Trust Fund, which reimburses states for a portion of their highway spending – in Arkansas, about 70% of total construction costs... Increasing the diesel tax to pay for highway maintenance and improvements is “something to be considered” because the trucking industry supports it, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, said Friday... Crawford said states need more flexibility in deciding how they spend federal dollars. He pointed to Texas, which has a number of toll roads, which he described as “one of the purest forms of user fee that you could find” ... Tolls generally are not allowed on federal aid highways, and Crawford said he isn’t advocating one way or the other regarding tolls in Arkansas. He said the trucking industry opposes tolling. However, that industry does support increasing the diesel tax, which has not been raised at the federal level since 1993... 
Little Rock, ARK, USA - The City Wire, by Steve Brawner - 30 Aug 2015

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