Road Usage Charge (RUC) in Lieu of Gas Tax

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.