Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system.

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Fuel Tax Tax Minnesota Fuel 262

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. In the meantime, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient. —Huang et al. —Huang et al.

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Transportation Fuel Tax Tax Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2009

Establishing a new program to finance planning, design, and construction of high-speed rail. Currently, the US Highway Trust Fund supports the construction, repair and maintenance of highways. The Fund is replenished by revenue collected from motor fuel taxes. Highway account balance. Source: DOT. Click to enlarge.

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Transportation Gas 2009 Congress 186