Transportation Policy

Issues• Fuel Tax Evasion

-Revenues from motor fuel and other highway use taxes to provide the primary source of funding for nation’s transportation system-Loss of revenue due to tax evasion -Revenue and enforcement agencies are working together in the Joint Federal/State Motor Fuel Tax Compliance Project to address the issue of motor fuel tax evasion through audit and enforcement efforts as well as through advances in technology-losses vary, about $1 billion annually

Lobby Groups • "Transportation investments, services and incentives should meet our travel needs,

promote economic prosperity and environmental justice, preserve and protect open space, scenic resources and agricultural land, protect and enhance the integrity of natural resource systems and wild places and improve air and water quality. Such efforts can promote resource efficiency and energy conservation, while reducing reliance on foreign oil and offering solutions to climate change." – Alliance for a New Transportation Charter

Sources

• www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/hptshmpg.htm, fuel tax evasion

• http://www.transact.org/issues/intro_ee.asp