{"id":132,"date":"2015-03-04T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/2015\/03\/04\/34-transportation-funding-options-for-texas-corresponding-revenue-included\/"},"modified":"2015-03-04T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T20:04:00","slug":"34-transportation-funding-options-for-texas-corresponding-revenue-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/transportation\/wp-transportation\/34-transportation-funding-options-for-texas-corresponding-revenue-included\/","title":{"rendered":"34 Transportation Funding Options for Texas. Corresponding Revenue Included."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of the new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lbb.state.tx.us\/Documents\/Publications\/Policy_Report\/2208_Transportation_Funding_Options.pdf\">LBB report\u00a0<\/a>that\u00a0examines 34 transportation funding options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Redirect Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax\n<ul>\n<li>$332.2M-$1,229.,5M to State Highway Fund (SHF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Redirect Motor Vehicle Rental Tax\n<ul>\n<li>$30.8-$80.3M to SHF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Redirect Revenue from the Automotive Oil Sales Fee\n<ul>\n<li>$20.3M to SH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rededicate\u00a0a portion of the battery sales fee to transportation\n<ul>\n<li>$12.1M to SHF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Redirect &amp; Increase the New Resident Use Tax\n<ul>\n<li>$50.6M to SHF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Implement a Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax\n<ul>\n<li>$380M to SHF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Index Motor Fuels Tax to Vehicle Fuel Economy\n<ul>\n<li>$343.1M to SHF &amp; $114.4 to Available School Fund (ASF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Index Motor Fuels Tax to Average Wholesale Price of Fuel\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0$22M to SHF &amp; $74M to ASF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Index Motor Fuels Tax to Producer Price Index\n<ul>\n<li>$156.4M to SHF &amp; $52.1M to ASF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Index Motor Fuels Tax to Consumer Price Index\n<ul>\n<li>$142.5M to SHF and $47.5M to ASF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Increases Motor Fuels Tax, for each 1cent increase revenue of\n<ul>\n<li>$253.5M to SHF &amp; $84.5M to ASF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Apply Motor Fuels Tax to Fuel Used to Propel Rail Cars\n<ul>\n<li>$193.1M to Rail Relocation &amp;\u00a0Improvement Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Increase Liquified &amp; Compressed National Gas Tac and Diesel Fuel Tax Based on Energy Content:\n<ul>\n<li>$125.1M to SHF &amp; $41.2M to ASF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Repeal Motor Fuels Tax Exemptions\n<ul>\n<li>$78.8M to SHF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Decrease Motor Fuel Tax Collection Allowance\n<ul>\n<li>%1.1M to SHF &amp; 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