The miles traveled fee and the looming issue of finding a way to supplement and ultimately replace the gas tax isn’t new - Oregon started studying that topic decades ago.
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Drivers also would be be able to opt out of tracking their mileage and pay a flat annual fee of $400, a provision that would expire in 2030. The House Bill 2342 fee would apply only to owners of new 2027 vehicles that don’t use gas or get 30 miles or more per gallon of gasoline. That’s just the beginning of the caveats. If passed, Oregon’s vehicle-miles-traveled fee wouldn’t be effective until July 2026. But the national conversation has changed considerably as the pay-as-you-go funding mechanism has gained popularity, including among some advocates in the Biden administration and Congress and through legislation in multiple states, including a failed effort in Republican-led Wyoming. It’s unclear whether Oregon’s bill will move forward this session. Oregon’s experiment with a vehicle-miles-traveled fee has been hailed nationally as a bold step toward what will eventually become a reality if, or when, local governments no longer can depend on gas taxes because the transportation sector won’t run on fossil fuels. Oregon has estimated its highway fund, of which 40% comes from gas tax revenues, will be insolvent by 2024 without significant action. That problem will only become exacerbated as vehicles are made more fuel-efficient, they argue. The legislation is intended to help address what transportation officials say is a grim financial reality facing Oregon and other states: Gas taxes are not a sustainable way to pay for highway and street maintenance projects.
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would require owners of new, fuel-efficient cars and trucks pay a fee for every mile they drive beginning in 2026.
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