Implementable Strategies for Shifting to Direct Usage-Based Charges for Transportation Funding (2009) / Chapter Skim
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61 7. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF VMT-FEE OPTIONS The prior chapter briefly outlined the functional requirements of a VMT-fee system and described the core options for metering mileage, collecting revenue, and verifying compliance.
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62 • Cost vs. metering capabilities.
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63 mileage in a lump sum. Finally, this option offers limited metering capabilities; rates might vary by relevant vehicle characteristics, but not by time or location of travel.
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64 7.3. Assumed Annual Mileage with Optional Odometer Checks With this approach, road users would be assessed an annual VMT fee based on the estimated mileage for the vehicle class (e.g., passenger vehicles vs.
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65 7.4. Fuel Consumption-Based Mileage Estimates Under this approach, as described in the prior chapter, fuel consumption would serve as the basis for estimating travel distance.
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66 devices to detect vehicle identification and adjust the mileage fee added to the fuel bill accordingly, and adapting the current fuel tax collection system to accommodate retail stations. Given that RFID tags are inexpensive, the second of these is likely to account for the largest share of capital costs, while the third represents a moderately difficult administrative task.
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67 Implementation Challenges. Several significant tasks would need to be accomplished for implementation.
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68 the tests prove successful, it would then be necessary to procure the technology and retrofit the existing fleet, either adapt an existing or develop a new administrative system for collecting and allocating the revenue, and deploy any additional infrastructure needed to support enforcement activities. Summary Assessment.
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69 Implementation Challenges. The viability of this technology has already been demonstrated in the Oregon trials.
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70 installation requirements would be manually intensive, and this would also boost the per-vehicle cost. It would also be necessary to develop more precise digital road network maps to take advantage of the higher-accuracy GPS, likely entailing at least some expense.
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71 likely arise (though these could be overcome through the use of pre-paid debit cards or some form of "anonymous" accounts made available to road users concerned with privacy)
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