State-by-State Result of Basing Highway
Taxes on Vehicle Miles Traveled Rather Than the Current Fuel Surcharges,
Change by State, FY 2003 |
(On April 19, 2005, the Senate Finance Committee proposed a
National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission to review
financing options, including replacing the federal fuel tax with a
mileage-based excise tax. The following predicts how changing all Highway Trust Fund (HTF)
taxation would have affected 2003 tax burdens.) |
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2003 HTF Contributions |
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Vehicle Miles Traveled 2003 |
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Resulting Change |
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($ millions) |
(% of U.S.) |
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(# millions) |
(% of U.S.) |
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(% change) |
($ millions) |
U.S. Total |
33,724 |
100.0 |
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2,890,893 |
100.0 |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
Alabama |
636 |
1.9 |
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58,637 |
2.0 |
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+7.6 |
+48.5 |
Alaska |
74 |
0.2 |
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4,942 |
0.2 |
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-22.4 |
-16.6 |
Arizona |
667 |
2.0 |
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53,896 |
1.9 |
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-5.8 |
-38.4 |
Arkansas |
428 |
1.3 |
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30,639 |
1.1 |
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-16.6 |
-71.0 |
California |
3,494 |
10.4 |
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323,592 |
11.2 |
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+8.1 |
+281.3 |
Colorado |
485 |
1.4 |
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43,379 |
1.5 |
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+4.3 |
+20.9 |
Connecticut |
355 |
1.1 |
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31,432 |
1.1 |
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+3.2 |
+11.4 |
Delaware |
92 |
0.3 |
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9,044 |
0.3 |
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+14.2 |
+13.2 |
Dist. of Col. |
34 |
0.1 |
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4,150 |
0.1 |
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+44.3 |
+14.9 |
Florida |
1,802 |
5.3 |
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185,511 |
6.4 |
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+20.1 |
+362.3 |
Georgia |
1,309 |
3.9 |
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109,246 |
3.8 |
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-2.7 |
-34.9 |
Hawaii |
90 |
0.3 |
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9,312 |
0.3 |
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+20.9 |
+18.8 |
Idaho |
183 |
0.5 |
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14,290 |
0.5 |
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-8.8 |
-16.1 |
Illinois |
1,178 |
3.5 |
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106,536 |
3.7 |
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+5.5 |
+64.8 |
Indiana |
956 |
2.8 |
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72,511 |
2.5 |
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-11.5 |
-110.2 |
Iowa |
383 |
1.1 |
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31,108 |
1.1 |
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-5.2 |
-19.8 |
Kansas |
357 |
1.1 |
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28,672 |
1.0 |
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-6.3 |
-22.3 |
Kentucky |
612 |
1.8 |
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46,748 |
1.6 |
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-10.9 |
-66.5 |
Louisiana |
564 |
1.7 |
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44,156 |
1.5 |
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-8.6 |
-48.4 |
Maine |
177 |
0.5 |
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14,912 |
0.5 |
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-1.5 |
-2.7 |
Maryland |
604 |
1.8 |
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54,701 |
1.9 |
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+5.6 |
+34.0 |
Massachusetts |
621 |
1.8 |
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53,709 |
1.9 |
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+0.8 |
+5.2 |
Michigan |
1,134 |
3.4 |
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100,756 |
3.5 |
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+3.7 |
+41.8 |
Minnesota |
540 |
1.6 |
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55,296 |
1.9 |
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+19.5 |
+105.1 |
Mississippi |
446 |
1.3 |
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37,467 |
1.3 |
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-1.9 |
-8.6 |
Missouri |
805 |
2.4 |
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68,163 |
2.4 |
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-1.2 |
-9.8 |
Montana |
147 |
0.4 |
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10,874 |
0.4 |
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-13.9 |
-20.5 |
Nebraska |
249 |
0.7 |
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19,016 |
0.7 |
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-11.0 |
-27.3 |
Nevada |
244 |
0.7 |
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19,301 |
0.7 |
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-7.6 |
-18.5 |
New Hampshire |
156 |
0.5 |
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13,180 |
0.5 |
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-1.5 |
-2.4 |
New Jersey |
974 |
2.9 |
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69,778 |
2.4 |
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-16.4 |
-160.1 |
New Mexico |
288 |
0.9 |
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22,844 |
0.8 |
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-7.6 |
-22.0 |
New York |
1,416 |
4.2 |
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135,047 |
4.7 |
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+11.3 |
+159.9 |
North Carolina |
1,035 |
3.1 |
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93,759 |
3.2 |
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+5.7 |
+59.1 |
North Dakota |
103 |
0.3 |
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7,468 |
0.3 |
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-15.0 |
-15.4 |
Ohio |
1,293 |
3.8 |
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108,938 |
3.8 |
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-1.7 |
-22.5 |
Oklahoma |
557 |
1.7 |
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45,725 |
1.6 |
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-4.2 |
-23.4 |
Oregon |
395 |
1.2 |
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35,098 |
1.2 |
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+3.7 |
+14.6 |
Pennsylvania |
1,338 |
4.0 |
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106,347 |
3.7 |
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-7.3 |
-97.4 |
Rhode Island |
87 |
0.3 |
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8,365 |
0.3 |
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+12.8 |
+11.0 |
South Carolina |
602 |
1.8 |
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48,120 |
1.7 |
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-6.7 |
-40.4 |
South Dakota |
114 |
0.3 |
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8,527 |
0.3 |
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-12.4 |
-14.1 |
Tennessee |
821 |
2.4 |
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69,154 |
2.4 |
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-1.8 |
-14.5 |
Texas |
2,973 |
8.8 |
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223,418 |
7.7 |
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-12.3 |
-366.9 |
Utah |
287 |
0.9 |
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24,029 |
0.8 |
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-2.4 |
-7.0 |
Vermont |
80 |
0.2 |
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8,309 |
0.3 |
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+21.0 |
+16.8 |
Virginia |
951 |
2.8 |
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76,868 |
2.7 |
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-5.7 |
-53.9 |
Washington |
621 |
1.8 |
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55,015 |
1.9 |
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+3.4 |
+21.2 |
West Virginia |
221 |
0.7 |
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20,082 |
0.7 |
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+5.9 |
+13.1 |
Wisconsin |
595 |
1.8 |
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59,615 |
2.1 |
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+16.9 |
+100.6 |
Wyoming |
154 |
0.5 |
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9,211 |
0.3 |
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-30.2 |
-46.4 |
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SOURCE: Federal Highway
Administration, Highway Statistics 2003, September 2004; internal calculations. |
NOTE: Data prepared by
the California Institute for Federal Policy Research, under the Federal Formula Grants and California project, a joint venture with the Public Policy of
California (PPIC). |
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