U.S Rep. Bill Shuster, head of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee, hasn't been willing to commit to any particular proposal for funding transportation even though the Highway Trust Fund predicted to remain solvent only through September of this year. Lawmakers have been lining up behind various funding proposals, ranging from gas tax hikes to wholesale fees on oil. Yesterday Shuster stated his support for a VMT fee -- based on the number of vehicle miles traveled -- and said "Economically it is not the time" to raise the gas tax . . . Raising the gas tax would be by far the simplest and most popular option. Implementing a VMT fee will involve tracking vehicles in a way that many legislators object to.
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Committee, hasn't been willing to commit to any particular proposal for funding transportation even though the Highway Trust Fund predicted to remain solvent only through September of this year. Lawmakers have been lining up behind various funding proposals, ranging from gas tax hikes to wholesale fees on oil. Yesterday Shuster stated his support for a VMT fee -- based on the number of vehicle miles traveled -- and said "Economically it is not the time" to raise the gas tax . . . Raising the gas tax would be by far the simplest and most popular option. Implementing a VMT fee will involve tracking vehicles in a way that many legislators object to.READ MORE ON STREETSBLOG.
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