Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fees study

712789904PDFTech Report0-6660-P1FeesFuel taxesUser chargesTexasTexas Transportation InstituteBaker, TreyGoodin, GingerPourteau, ChrisTexas Transportation InstituteTexas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation OfficeNTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Federal LawsNTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Transit Laws and RegulationsUS Transportation CollectionAccording to the Transportation Research Board, government regulation and continuedincreases in fuel prices could cut fuel consumption in the United States by 20 percent by 2025.While good news for the environment, this does not bode well for tax revenues generatedby gasoline sales. This fact\ue2\u20ac\u201dcombined with increasingly fuel-efficient and alternative-fuelvehicles and the $315 billion in funding needs for Texas transportation identified by theTexas 2030 Committee\ue2\u20ac\u201ddemonstrates the inadequacy of the fuel tax as a viable long-termfunding mechanism for maintaining and expanding highways in the Lone Star State