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State: Oregon
The fee offered by ride share: 50 cents per ride to fund expansion of electric vehicles
The quid pro quo: Ride Share pays 50 cents per ride fee to fund electric vehicle expansion in exchange for statewide ride share regulations
The fee tag line: Its a “green fee”
The high speed rail project: California’s high speed rail project
The federal greenhouse gas funding: greenhouse gas emissions program funds held by the state
Did this go to court? Yes, The Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund sued the state saying the high speed rail would increase carbon emissions in its construction. The state argued the project would ultimately help CA meet its carbon reduction goals.
What did the court say? The funding stream is fine. The state did not…
State: Connecticut
Is the opposition uniform and bipartisan? yes
What triggered it? A federal subsidy to study a switch to mileage based taxation
What warning are some legislators offering? If there isn’t a transportation funding solution soon, the state moves closer to more tolls on highways
Connecticut Post | Senate votes to prohibit ‘mileage’ tax
Airport: SFO (San Francisco)
The fee placed on ride share at the airport: an airport fee of $3.80 paid by the rider
Total fees since late 2014: $39 million
What entity administers the fee? Its a 3 step process that works like this:
The states that are moving to a fee based transportation funding system:
States considering a fee on electric, hybrid cars to offset gas tax reductions:
States that increased registration fees on electric or hybrid cars:
State: Colorado
The 2 competing transportation funding mechanisms:
The Compromise:
City: St. Louis
Public Private Partnership Proposal: to lease its airport to a qualified airport manager backed by private infrastructure funds
Benefits of the P3 for Airports:
State: Wisconsin
What are the 2 Republican Factions? Gov. Scott Walker v.s Legislative leadership
What does Gov. Walker transportation funding plan look like? Delay or cancel road work
What do legislative leaders want? To consider increased fees or taxes to cover the cost of necessary road work.
State: Ohio
The gas tax amendment: Full repeal of the 28 cent gas tax with an annual $140 license plate fee
The current annual license plate fee in Ohio: $34
Equipment World | Ohio lawmaker proposes replacing fuel taxes with higher license plate fee
State: Colorado
The transportation funding gap:
The proposed funding mechanism: Asking for voter approval for a sales tax to fund $3.5 billion for transportation bond funding via an increase of 0.62%
The activists: Americans for Prosperity
The activist target: 4 Republican legislators
The Response from the Denver Editorial Board: Sen. Kevin Grantham is a statesman for standing up for Colorado transportation
Colorado Statesman | Americans for Prosperity targets four GOP senators over…