MA H3788

Establishes a vehicle mileage user fee task force chaired by the Secretary of Transportation with 8 appointed members including experts in civil engineering, transportation data security, transportation finance, and representatives from consumer, business, regional planning, and privacy advocacy organizations

Requires MassDOT to develop a statewide pilot program with at least 1,000 volunteers testing mileage-based fees as an alternative to motor vehicle fuel taxes, using on-board vehicle-mileage-counting equipment for at least one year

Task force must conduct at least 6 public hearings (one in each highway district) and evaluate technology for counting miles, reporting data, collecting payments, protecting data integrity, ensuring privacy, and enabling variable pricing based on factors like time of day, road type, or driver income

Participants in the pilot program will receive refunds of gas taxes paid to ensure they do not pay more than non-participants, and identifying information will be exempt from public disclosure

MassDOT must apply for federal funding from the Strategic Innovation for Revenue Collection program (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) starting in federal fiscal year 2026, and submit a report on pilot results within 3 years of passage