HM 77 — ROAD MILEAGE-BASED USER FEE SYSTEM

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 77REQUESTING 54THTHE LEGISLATUREDEPARTMENT -OF STATETRANSPORTATION OFTO NEWACTIVELY MEXICOPARTICIPATE -IN FIRSTTHE SESSION,WESTERN 2019ROAD INTRODUCEDUSAGE BYCHARGE PatricioCONSORTIUM RuilobaREGIONAL andSYSTEM PatriciaDEFINITION A.AND PILOT PLANNING PROJECT AND TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT A MILEAGE-BASED USER FEE SYSTEM IN NEW MEXICO.

Lundstrom8 WHEREAS, New Mexico's aging transportation infrastructure is in dire need of improvements and Robertopresents "Bobby"a J.safety hazard to those traveling on the state's roads;

Gonzalesand WHEREAS, improvements to New Mexico's transportation infrastructure, including roads and Rodolphobridges, "Rudy"are S.funded in large part by the state's gasoline tax;

Martinez and HarryWHEREAS, Garciagasoline 8tax 10revenues Aare MEMORIALexpected REQUESTINGto THEdecrease DEPARTMENTin OFthe TRANSPORTATIONfuture TOas ACTIVELYa PARTICIPATEresult INof THEincreasing WESTERNpassenger ROADvehicle USAGEfuel CHARGEefficiency CONSORTIUMand REGIONALincreasing SYSTEMuse DEFINITIONof ANDmotor PILOTvehicles PLANNINGusing PROJECTalternative ANDfuels; TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT A MILEAGE-BASED USER FEE SYSTEM IN NEW MEXICO.

e t 17 WHEREAS, New Mexico's aging transportation infrastructure w l n d 18 is in dire need of improvements and presents a safety hazard to = = 19 a l those traveling on the state's roads;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, improvements to New Mexico's transportation a t m m 21 infrastructure, including roads and bridges, are funded in d r e 22 large part by the state's gasoline tax;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, gasoline tax revenues are expected to decrease in e a n b 24 the future as a result of increasing passenger vehicle fuel u [ efficiency and increasing use of motor vehicles using .214515.1 alternative fuels;

and HM 77 WHEREAS, the adoption of mileage-based user fees will Page 1 help ensure that users of motor vehicles that use alternative fuels or electricity will pay their fair share of transportation infrastructure improvements;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, the western road usage charge consortium is an e e n d 18 organization that brings together leaders from state = = l ] 19 transportation organizations of fourteen western states, a l r i 20 including New Mexico, to share best practices and research t e a t regarding mileage-based user fees;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, one western road usage charge consortium member c e r c 23 state, Oregon, has enacted a policy to implement a mileage- e a n b 24 based user fee system, and five other member states, u [ California, Colorado, Hawaii, Washington and Utah, are .214515.1 - 2 - currently testing mileage-based user fee pilot programs;

and WHEREAS, eleven western road usage charge consortium member states are participating in the western road usage charge consortium regional system definition and pilot HM 77 Page 2 planning project, but New Mexico is not participating;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico needs to become actively involved in e e 17 researching and evaluating options for implementing mileage- e e n d 18 based user fee systems in order to maintain sufficient funding = = l ] 19 for improvements to the state's transportation infrastructure;

a l r i 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF t e a t REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department m m 21 e d r e 22 of transportation be requested to actively participate in the c e r c 23 western road usage charge consortium regional system definition e a n b 24 and pilot planning project and research options for u [ implementing mileage-based user fee systems that would be .214515.1 - 3 - suitable for New Mexico;

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