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Bill of the Day HB22-1351, Temporarily Reduce Road User Charges

Bill summary:

Senate Bill 21-260:

Created phased-in road usage fees on gasoline and diesel that increase from 2 cents per gallon for state fiscal year (FY) 2022-23, when they are first imposed, to 8 cents per gallon for FYs 2028-29 through 2031-32, and thereafter continue to increase to account for inflation; and
Temporarily reduced the amount of the road safety surcharge, which is imposed annually when a motor vehicle is registered by $11.10 for registration periods beginning in 2022 and $5.55 for registration periods beginning in 2023.

The bill delays the initial imposition of the road usage fees from July 1, 2022, to January 1, 2023, and increases the amount of the reduction in the road safety surcharge for registration periods beginning in 2023 from $5.55 to $11.10. The bill also requires transfers to be made from the general fund to the state highway fund and the highway users tax fund to hold the department of transportation, counties, and municipalities harmless from the reductions in road usage fee and road safety surcharge revenue.