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SACRAMENTO (KPIX 5) – As complaints rise about the conditions of California’s bumpy roads rise, lawmakers say they may have a way to funnel more money toward road repair. To start, they’ll replace the gas tax.
The California Legislature is looking at a voluntary program that would eliminate the state’s gas tax, which is currently 2nd highest in the nation at 52.9 cents per gallon. Instead, drivers would be subject to a tax based on vehicle miles traveled of a VMT tax.
“I’m very opposed,” said commuter Carmen Smith, one of many hybrid or electric car drives who paid a premium for their cars in order to save at the pump. “I bought a hybrid because of my drive.”
State Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) just introduced a bill to test out the VMT Tax because the gas tax is no longer bringing in what it used to thanks to…
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