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House Committee on International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
#2 Transportation Barriers to Trade. Review the current state of infrastructure at Texas’ international shipping ports and border ports of entry in Texas. Identify transportation-related impediments to international trade and estimate the impact of those challenges, including border wait times, on the state’s economy. Make recommendations for improvements to facilitate international trade and economic growth. (Joint charge…
New York Governor Cuomo is has called for a study to look at congestion pricing in New York City.
How would congestion pricing work? Two ways to phrase it:
What would NYC’s congestion pricing fund? mass transit
Do other cities have congestion pricing? Yes, Stockholm Sweden
Could a city in your state impose its own congestion pricing?…
In Mississippi a September 2017 poll conducted by Millsaps College and Mississippi-based Chism Strategies had 72% rejecting a gas tax increase.
Notes:
Daily Journal | Gas tax might not be unpopular for roads, bridges
A ballot proposition in California looks to prevent the Legislature from increasing the gas tax by requiring voter approval for fuel tax increases.
Group behind the initiative: Reform California
Sacramento Bee | Gax tax repeal would strip California lawmakers’ ability to pass increases
California legislators are pushing for $1B in funding for clean trucks and buses before the September 15th legislative deadline.
The funding source and economic benefits legislators are touting:
The funding source for clean trucks and bus $1 billion: California’s GHG cap-and-trade system
Is there a simultaneous economic benefit to the state? Yes, the state has seen an influx of companies building clean trucks and buses because of the market growth in California
St. Louis County instituted a 0.5% transportation sales tax 3 years ago and the City of Duluth is gearing up to implement the same.
The local governements point to these benefits from the transportation sales tax:
South Carolina’s gas tax increase, the first in 30 years, went into effect on July 1, 2017.
Revenues will be dedicated and prioritized including these qualifications for projects:
Equipment World | South Carolina DOT awards first projects from new roads bill
Texas #11 with 58.9% of the road funding coming from tolls and user driven fees
#1 Hawaii at 76.3%
#2 Delaware 69.1%
#3 New York 68.5%
#4 Florida 67.8%
#5 New Jersey 67.5%
#6 Maryland 66.9%
#7 Oregon 67.3%
#8 North Carolina 63.2%
#9 Michigan 62.1%
#10 California 61.8%
Share of state and local road spending that is covered by tolls, user fees, and taxes: