Variable-rate taxes on motor fuels, registration fees for electric vehicles and road usage charges are among several options North Carolina officials should consider in raising new revenue to fund the state’s growing transportation infrastructure needs, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC).
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Transportation Support a Positive for Candidates
A new analysis of eight states that passed legislation to increase their state motor fuel taxes in 2015 to pay for important new transportation improvements shows that 98 percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported the bill won their primary races in 2016.
Read MoreARTBA Hosts Transportation Advocates Council
More than 24 transportation champions came together July 15 in the nation’s capital for the inaugural meeting of the “Transportation Investment Advocates Council” – a national network of construction and better roads professionals, chamber of commerce executives, and public officials who share a common interest in building support for transportation infrastructure investments in their state or local community.
Read MoreFunding Answer: Variable-Rate Gas Tax?
New research conducted by the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) has found that 18 states and the District of Columbia are using variable-rate gasoline taxes to generate revenue to help finance highway and bridge improvements.
Read MoreARTBA Program Advocates for Transportation Issues
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the start-up of the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC), a first-of-its kind, dynamic education program and internet-based information resource. The program is aimed at helping private citizens, legislators, organizations and businesses successfully grow transportation infrastructure resources at the state and local levels through the legislative and ballot initiative processes.
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