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  • TxDOT report calls for tolling interstates

    09/04/2007 6:16:35 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 25 replies · 649+ views
    Land Line Magazine ^ | September 4, 2007 | David Tanner
    A report left out of the public spotlight for more than six months reveals that officials at the Texas Department of Transportation want to toll interstate highways and shelter private investors from paying income taxes on toll revenue. On Feb. 28, Texas transportation officials submitted the report to the 110th Congress entitled “Forward Momentum.” The report did not attract much attention at the time. State lawmakers have only recently begun to speak out about it. Texas state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, called the recommendations a form of double taxation, according to The Associated Press. In the report, TxDOT urges federal...