Transportation funding panel advancing a $15.6B package
A transportation funding commission set up by Gov. Tom Wolf to find ways to end Pennsylvania’s reliance on its gas tax will issue a $15.6 billion package of recommendations, which lean heavily on shifting to a vehicle-miles-traveled fee that numerous states are exploring.
The Transportation Revenue Options Commission reviewed its final recommendations at a Wednesday meeting, with the final report to be handed over Friday.
It faces an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Legislature, and is expected to kick off a debate that could last years.
It comes as Pennsylvania and other states increasingly complain about stagnant gas