HIGHWAY FUNDING: ARIZONA CASE STUDY

During the summer of 1978, the highway funding situation in Arizona was reviewed and the alternatives for overcoming the anticipated future deficits were studied. Although a number of user, as well as nonuser, revenue sources are potentially available, the emphasis was placed on increasing user charges. Based on this study, it was recommended that revenues be increased by (a) staged increases in the fuel tax, (b) increases in registration fees, and (c) increases in third-structure taxes. In all cases, it was recommended that user taxes be tied to a consumer price index so that additional increases will offset the effect of inflation. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Matthias, Judson S
  • Wortman, Robert H
• Conference:
  • 59th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1980-1-21 to 1980-1-25
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 16-20
• Monograph Title: Program Planning, Finance, and Preconstruction Management
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 742
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Deficits; Financing; Fuels; Registration fees; Revenues; Taxation; User charges
• Candidate Terms: Highway economics
• Geographic Terms: Arizona
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00319142
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309030501
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM