It has a lot to do with increased and increasing fuel efficiency and alternative fuels.
There are many detail questions that need to be addressed such as how do you account for out-of-state mileage that is not attributal to Wisconsin transportation and how do you deal with out-of-state vehicles during in Wisconsin. Mike Rewey -------------------------------------------------- On 26 Sep 2012 at 22:16, Dorothy Krause wrote: Wondering how much of the reasoning is also due to the loss of revenue because of electric cars that don´t pay into the gas tax system. Dorothy Krause Fitchburg Common Council: From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Drake Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 9:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Progressive Taxation Studied By WI DOT Imagine if this were to be part of this administration´s legacy. Wisconsin officials are thinking about making motorists pay fees according to how many miles they drive. The fees would be in addition to the gas taxes and vehicle registration fees that drivers already pay. The added fee would help cover an expected shortfall of almost $9 billion to maintain current transportation facilities and pay for new highway projects that have been committed. Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb chairs an advisory panel that´s looking at ways for Wisconsin to generate more revenue for things like new highways. Lawmakers created the panel after admitting that the current gas tax and vehicle fees will fall far short of meeting the state´s future transportation needs. The mileage- based fee would be the first in the nation, and even if the Transportation Finance and Policy Commission recommends the fee, it would still need to be approved by the governor and Legislature. Motorists would report their odometer readings to the state. Commissioners talked about putting GPS monitors on people´s vehicles to check their mileage, but there was little interest in that. Gottlieb said the mileage fee could kick in after a certain number of miles, so those who don´t drive very much wouldn´t get hit. And there could be a cap at the high end as well. Gottlieb said other states have had pilot projects, but none have adopted the mileage fee on a statewide basis. The commission is expected to make its final recommendations by December. http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/event/article/id/103096/ Michael W. Rewey 5522 Comanche Way Madison, WI 543704-1026 cell: 608.698.6673 home: 608.249.6673 email: [email protected]
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