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  • Sen. Introduces Bill To Test Out Taxing Motorists For Every Mile They Drive (California)

    05/07/2014 4:30:57 PM PDT · by OneVike · 49 replies
    CBS LA ^ | 5/7/14
    The California Legislature is looking at a voluntary program that would tax motorists for every mile they drive.KCAL9’s Bobby Kaple reports that Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, introduced a bill to test out the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax because the state’s gas tax was no longer bringing in the revenue it used to due to people driving more fuel efficient vehicles.The program is modeled after ones in Oregon and Washington.“We want to do as Washington and Oregon have done in a much bigger state with much longer commutes…to make sure that we find out whether it would work, whether the...