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Funding the Future of Transportation North Carolina F1RST Commission Meeting Carlos Braceras, P.E., Executive Director Utah Department of Transportation

UDOT’s Strategic Goals Zero Preserve Optimize Fatalities Infrastructure Mobility

Utah State Highway System ● 5,865 centerline miles ● Statutorily defined, Title 72 Chapter 4 ● Higher functional classification roads Functional Classification

State of Utah Budget Fiscal Year 2020 Transportation

UDOT’s Budget

Funding Transportation for the Near-Term Future • 2003/2004 Legislative Task Force: “Reliance on fuel tax alone will never be adequate for highway needs.” • H.B. 1008 (2005) Transportation Investment Act • H.B. 362 (2015) Transportation Infrastructure Funding

https://udot.utah.gov/strategic-direction

Transportation Investment Fund Revenue

S.B. 80 (2016) – 1/16 th ¢ 2021 2022 2019 2020 2018 $43,530,322 $45,053,884 $40,636,022 $42,058,282 $38,741,356 20 % 0 % 80 % 60 % 40 % $30,993,085 $24,381,613 $16,823,313 $8,706,064 $0 Funding Received Water 40 % 100 % 60 % 80 % 20 % Infrastructure Amendment $7,748,271 $16,254,409 $25,234,969 $34,824,258 $45,053,884 Funding Received

S.B. 80 (2016) – .05% Sales Tax 2021 2022 2019 2020 2023 2018 $30,907,291 $31,989,046 $28,852,287 $29,862,117 $33,108,663 $27,516,085 83 % 50 % 0 % 66 % 33 % 17 % Funding $22,929,154 $19,235,820 $14,931,058 $10,301,400 $5,332,574 $0 Received Utah 83 % 100 % 33 % 50% 66 % 17 % General Fund Funding $4,586,931 $9,616,467 $14,931,058 $20,605,891 $26,656,472 $33,108,663 Received

Transportation Fund Revenue

National Fuel Tax Purchasing Power Decline Utah Legislative Countermeasures: - 46% Indexing to CPI - Road Usage Fees 22%

Utah Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Projection +40% 51 Billion Miles 33 Billion Miles 23 Billion Miles

The Case for a Road Usage Charge Program Scales with Inflation User Pays Principle (Fairness) Long-Term Scales With User Pays Sustainable Long-Term Sustainable Funding Source Inflation Principle (Fairness) Funding Source Somewhat No No Registration Fee Somewhat Somewhat Somewhat Fuel Tax Road Usage Charge Yes Yes Yes

Total Annual Gas Tax Costs for Utah Drivers

Size & Growth of Utah’s Electric Vehicle Fleet

Utah’s Alt -Fuel Vehicle Payment Choice

Rural & Low-income Households Benefit From RUC

Utah’s Road Usage Charge Program Implementation Timeline ● S.B. 136 (2017) ● Administrative rules filed ● RUC rate set at 1.5 cents/mile ● Vendor began system testing in October 2019 ● Full system launches to the public on January 1, 2020

Current RUC System Challenges • Public education • Out-of-state driving • Technology • Privacy perceptions • Administrative costs • Data accuracy