Technology Evaluation of Oregon's Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Revenue Collection System: Lessons Learned

摘要: Many states in the United States rely on fuel taxes to maintain roads. In 2005 eighty percent of Oregon's road revenues depended either directly or indirectly taxes. However, Oregon has seen this flow revenue slowly decline during past 30 years. It is envisioned that further improvement automobile efficiency will have an even more dramatic effect tax near future. 2001 Legislative Assembly passed House Bill 3946 mandating Department Transportation examine alternatives current system taxing highway use through Since 2003 State University, collaboration with and Road User Fee Task Force, investigated a vehicle miles traveled (VMT)-based alternative tax. The design, development, testing VMT-based solution was broken down into several phases, last which required execution pilot test from June 19, 2006, March 25, 2...