Model Policies — Gas tax
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Providing for 3-cent tax increase on sale of fuel when cost is less than $2 per gallon. According to Rails-to-Trails Conservancy analysis, West Virginia's constitutional and statutory restrictions may restrict the use of gas taxes for on-road bicycle facilities. Not passed. Read the legislation.
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Rhode Island Gas Tax Increase
Increased gas tax by 1 cent and created Transportation Infrastructure Fund to fund roads, bridges and transit. It is unclear if walking and biking are eligible for this funding. Learn more.
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Texas Gas Tax Increase Bills
Two bills to increase the gas tax. One would have raised it by 10 cents, and the other by 10 cents in two 5-cent increments. Not passed. Read the legislation: HB 395 and HB 399.
Success Stories

Trail Users Help Kill Anti-Bike/Ped Bill in Tennessee
Thanks to the grassroots mobilization of thousands of cyclists and trail users in Spring 2016, legislation that could have had negative repercussions for active transportation around the country officially died with the close of the Tennessee General Assembly’s annual session.
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“Complete Communities” Law Creates Unique Collaboration Between Local Governments and Delaware DOT
On May 5, 2016, the Delaware General Assembly passed Senate Bill (SB) 130—the Complete Communities bill—which takes a unique policy approach whereby the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and local communities work together to create more bikeable, walkable communities around...