Bill > S2255

This bill is intended to help the Commonwealth of Massachusetts identify short- and long-term alternatives or supplements to the motor vehicle fuel tax, which is diminishing in value due to increasing fuel-efficient vehicles and declining supplies of conventional petroleum-based fuels. The 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 fuel tax. The Department of Transportation is required to develop and implement one or more statewide pilot programs to test the reliability, ease of use, cost, and public acceptance of technology and methods for counting, reporting, and collecting payments based on vehicle miles traveled. The bill also requires the Department to apply for federal funding for the pilot program and submit a report to the legislature within three years on the feasibility of permanently assessing a vehicle mileage user fee, its potential impacts, and recommendations for legislative action.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2255