HF 2082 - Transportation Finance Bill Summary

• Establishes gross receipts motor fuels tax at 6.5% on wholesale gasoline and special fuels sales, with annual rate adjustments based on wholesale prices, effective October 1, 2017.

• Increases vehicle registration taxes for passenger automobiles from $10 to $20 (for periods starting July 1, 2020) and raises special plate fees from $10 to $12.50.

• Authorizes $1.001 billion in trunk highway bonds for state road construction, corridors of commerce ($800 million), transportation economic development ($200 million), and bond sale expenses.

• Establishes metropolitan transit sales tax of 0.75% in seven-county metro area with revenue allocated to transit capital improvements, operations, and local transportation projects, subject to county opt-out provisions.

• Creates active transportation program with dedicated funding for bicycle, pedestrian, and trail infrastructure; establishes road-user charge working group to study alternative fuel tax; requires transportation project selection process based on objective criteria by March 1, 2018.