MA H3454

Bill

MA H3454

To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

By Representatives Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Stanley of Waltham, a petition of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Thomas M. Stanley and others for the establishment of a vehicle mileage user fee task force (including members of the General Court) to guide the development and evaluation of a pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection and other related matters. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Vehicle Mileage User Fee Task Force to guide the development and evaluation of a pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection as an alternative to the current motor vehicle fuel tax. The task force will include various stakeholders, such as transportation experts, consumer advocates, and privacy rights organizations. The bill also directs the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to develop and implement one or more statewide pilot programs to test the reliability, ease of use, cost, and public acceptance of technologies and methods for counting, reporting, and collecting mileage-based user fees. The Department of Transportation is required to report the initial results of the pilot study to the state legislature within three years, including an evaluation of the feasibility, impacts, and potential alternatives to the gas tax.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (6)

Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D)*, Tom Stanley (D)*, Jamie Eldridge (D), Jason Lewis (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Elizabeth Malia (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4944 (on 07/11/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3454

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3454
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3454.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4867	Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate	Rejected	Similar To
H4897	Relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate	Published as amended, see H4916	Similar To
H4944	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S2350	To explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To
S2436	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2538	Relative to H-2B worker mobility	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To

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