Bill > H3428

This bill is intended to help the Commonwealth of Massachusetts identify alternative or supplemental funding sources 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 current fuel tax system. The task force will gather public input, make recommendations on the pilot program design, and evaluate any pilot program implemented by the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation is required to develop and oversee one or more statewide pilot programs to assess a user fee based on the number of miles traveled by motor vehicles. The pilot programs will test the reliability, ease of use, cost, and public acceptance of various technologies and methods for counting, reporting, and collecting mileage-based fees. After at least one year, the Department of Transportation must report to the legislature on the feasibility, impacts, and recommendations for permanently implementing a vehicle mileage user fee system.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3428