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TX Lege. Landgraf 3 points on Transportation.

“For every $1.00 Texas sends to the federal government’s Highway Trust Fund, we only get $0.95 back to help build our public highways”
- Texas is the only donor state in the nation
Concurrent Resolution 147 by Landgraff talks about this
The inequitable forumla from the Feds and Texas rapid growth means the time to fix this is now

Hyperloops are all the rage.

Where’s this hyperloop? Missouri

What futuristic gizmo is a hyperloop? It uses “magnetic levitation to carry pods with people and goods through a low-pressure tube”

How fast would it move people and things? from Kansas City to St. Louis in less than 30 minutes

Is the project private? Yes

Is there talk of Missouri using eminent domain? yes

Why the eminent domain? The porject needs to acquire land and the use of eminent domain was authorized by the Missouri…

The academics: The Energy Institute at HAAS School of Business, University of California Berkeley

Their arguments to support pay as your drive programs:

The gasoline tax is highly regressive, and EV drivers tend to be disproportionately high income
EV environmental damage is not ZERO
EV cars still impact roads and impact congestion and traffic

How many states are testing pay as you drive?

Oregon, like AZ, NY and MT, is considering legislation to secure auto customer data.

Opponent arguments in Oregon are:

this bill would “require very secure and highly-regulated computer networks to become less secure”
computer system owners would not even be permitted to deny access to dealers’ designated people who lack technical training
the bill limit what people can do with this data

Where: Arizona

What data secuerity measures are required of motor vehicle dealers?

What’s the bill missing according to a cyber security expert? best practices or standards

Are other states doing this? Yes, NY, MT and OR

Was it supported by the state autodealer association? the association stands by the bill (whatever that…

Georgia legislation, HB 732 (2019 | GA) looks to:

reinstate a $2,500 state tax credit for the purchase or lease of new electric, zero emission, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
$10 million annual cap
$500 state tax credit for residential EV charging stations
$1,500 credit for commercial charging stations