Ballot Measure 82: Gas Tax Increase and Weight-Mile Tax Repeal

Authors

City Club of Portland (Portland, Or.)

Publication Date

5-12-2000

Document Type

Report

Subjects

Urban policy -- Oregon -- Portland -- Periodicals, Portland (Or.) -- Politics and government -- Periodicals, Portland (Or.) -- Social conditions -- Periodicals

Notes

Currently, motor carriers pay highway tax based on truck weight, miles driven. Measure repeals weight-mile tax. Establishes diesel fuel tax (29 cents per gallon). Increases gasoline tax by five cents to diesel tax rate. Raises vehicle registration fees. Additional revenue to be used primarily for road and bridge modernization, maintenance, and preservation. Requires licenses for diesel fuel suppliers, distributors, others. Requires recordkeeping, monthly tax reports by licensees. Authorizes transportation department to enforce requirements. Provides remedies for violations, including fines, penalties, criminal sanctions. Other provisions.

Published in City Club of Portland Bulletin Vol. 81, No. 50

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13901

Recommended Citation

City Club of Portland (Portland, Or.), "Ballot Measure 82: Gas Tax Increase and Weight-Mile Tax Repeal" (2000). City Club of Portland. 499.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13901