Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (6 Dec 2013): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
What this bill does
This bill would create a pilot program to study the feasibility of charging drivers based on the miles they travel, rather than the current system that relies heavily on gas taxes. The Secretary of the Treasury would provide competitive grants to state and local governments, or planning organizations, to conduct these studies. The program would test different methods for recording mileage, collecting fees, protecting privacy, and ensuring fairness to various users.
The pilot studies would aim to address concerns such as public acceptance, ease of compliance, and potential impacts on different income groups and geographic areas. The bill also directs the Secretary to establish working groups focused on technology, privacy, transportation equity, and environmental impacts related to mileage-based fees.
This bill, H.R. 3638, was introduced in the House of Representatives in December 2013. It has not advanced beyond the introduction stage and was referred to three committees for consideration. If passed, the Secretary of the Treasury would be responsible for establishing and overseeing the pilot program and its related working groups, and would be required to submit reports to Congress on its progress and findings.
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Official summary
Road Usage Fee Pilot Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Fee Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-based fee systems as a method for funding transportation highway projects.
Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a technology and privacy working group, (2) a transportation system and equity working group, and (3) an environmental working group.
Timeline
6 Dec 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3638 do?
- This bill would create a pilot program to study the feasibility of charging drivers based on the miles they travel, rather than the current system that relies heavily on gas taxes. The Secretary of the Treasury would provide competitive grants to state and local governments, or planning organizations, to conduct these studies. The program would test different methods for recording mileage, collecting fees, protecting privacy, and ensuring fairness to various users. The pilot studies would aim to address concerns such as public acceptance, ease of compliance, and potential impacts on different income groups and geographic areas. The bill also directs the Secretary to establish working groups focused on technology, privacy, transportation equity, and environmental impacts related to mileage-based fees. This bill, H.R. 3638, was introduced in the House of Representatives in December 2013. It has not advanced beyond the introduction stage and was referred to three committees for consideration. If passed, the Secretary of the Treasury would be responsible for establishing and overseeing the pilot program and its related working groups, and would be required to submit reports to Congress on its progress and findings.
- Has H.R. 3638 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3638. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3638?
- H.R. 3638 was sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3638?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (6 Dec 2013).
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