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Title: The Fuel Tax and Alternatives for Transportation Funding
Accession Number: 01029112
Record Type: Monograph
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: This report examines the viability of existing revenue sources, the merits of present transportation finance arrangements, and potential directions for reform of transportation finance. According to the report, fuel taxes can remain the primary funding source for the nation's highways for at least another decade, but eventually replacing them with a system for metering road use and charging accordingly could benefit travelers and the public. In addition, the committee that developed the report suggests that while the current funding system helps maintain existing highways and build new ones and ensures that users pay most of these costs, it does not help transportation agencies alleviate congestion or target investment in the most valuable projects.
Supplemental Notes: This study was sponsored by the state transportation departments through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Transportation Research Board. This study was conducted by the Committee for the Study of the Long-Term Viability of Fuel Taxes for Transportation Finance.
Language: English
Pagination: 247p
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0309094194
Media Type: Print
Features: Appendices
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; Figures; References; Tables
TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jul 20 2006 9:39AM
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