Bill Text: IL SR0607 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of a mileage-based user fee program for the State.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-31 - Resolution Adopted; 044-000-000 [SR0607 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SR0607-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Illinois' system of roads and bridges is rapidly
aging; the Transportation for Illinois Coalition estimates
that the Illinois Department of Transportation needs an
additional $1.8 billion each year to pay for day-to-day
maintenance and to pay for a borrowing plan to finance
long-term upgrades; and
WHEREAS, Federal funding for State highways has decreased
in recent years and is likely to continue to decrease; and
WHEREAS, While revenue to help pay for road repair and
construction from Illinois' current motor fuel tax has remained
flat as motor vehicles have become increasingly fuel efficient,
the costs associated with road and bridge repair and
construction have continued to rise; and
WHEREAS, Illinois' current motor fuel taxes, which drivers
pay based on the gallons of gasoline they purchase, are unable
to properly fund the maintenance of roads and bridges, much
less needed improvements; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Department
of Transportation is directed to conduct a study on the

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feasibility of a mileage-based user fee program for the State
and report on the results of the study; and be it further
RESOLVED, The report shall include the following:
(1) a draft charter for a governance and administration
authority which defines the overarching goals,
implementation scope, governance structure, and nominal
performance metrics of the mileage-based user fee program;
(2) an organizational framework which defines the
recommended administrative and governance composition for
a mileage-based user fee program;
(3) technical and operational designs for system
users;
(4) financial reporting, auditing, and enforcement
strategies for mileage-based user fee administration;
(5) an implementation schedule to deploy the
mileage-based user fee system;
(6) a business case for a mileage-based user fee
program to forecast potential mileage-based user fee
revenues over a 20-year period;
(7) a detailed cost estimate to deploy and administer
the mileage-based user fee program;
(8) identification of the risks associated with the
deployment and administration of a mileage-based user fee
program with mitigation strategies and recommendations for
each risk; and

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(9) a public outreach and engagement strategy and
framework to identify the messages, mediums, and methods
for educating and informing residents of this State
regarding the mileage-based user fee program; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That, in conducting this study, the Department
shall use the following considerations:
(1) defining an alternative means of funding State
transportation expenditures based on a motorist's vehicle
miles traveled rather than the current funding structure
using the motor fuel tax;
(2) the availability, adaptability, reliability, and
security of methods that might be used in measuring,
recording, and reporting highway use;
(3) the necessity of protecting all personally
identifiable information used in reporting highway use;
(4) identifying means for collecting vehicle miles
traveled data for the mileage-based user fee program,
including at least one alternative that does not rely on
electronic vehicle location data;
(5) minimizing the amount of personal information
including location tracking information needed to report
vehicle miles traveled and levy a mileage-based user fee;
(6) identifying processes for collecting, managing,
storing, transmitting, and destroying data to protect the

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integrity of the data and safeguard the privacy of system
users;
(7) the ease and cost of administering the collection
of taxes and fees as an alternative to the current system
of taxing highway use through a motor fuel tax;
(8) the availability of existing assets and
infrastructure to minimize mileage-based user fee
administration costs;
(9) established contracting and procurement rules for
acquiring mileage-based user fee equipment and services;
(10) lessons learned from previously completed
mileage-based user fee programs in other states;
(11) geographic and socioeconomic considerations
including rural and urban motorists; and
(12) the current availability of technologies and
expectations for technological advances which can be
leveraged for a mileage-based user fee program; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Department shall submit a report of its
findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or
before March 1, 2016.