Road Usage Charge (RUC) in Lieu of Gas Tax
Issue briefTaxes & Fees Transportation
Many states and the federal government are looking to transition from the gas tax to a fee based on mileage driven on public roads. The Washington Transportation Commission has been investigating this policy for a decade at the direction of the Legislature via provisos in the transportation budget. These policies have different names in different locations: road usage charge, road user charge, pay-by-mile tax, mileage-based-user fee, highway users charge, or highway usage charge.
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Electric vehicles
Gas prices
Gas tax
Pay-by-mile tax
Public transportation
Transit
Transportation budget
Vehicle miles traveled/road usage charge (RUC)
Washington State Transportation Commission
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