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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3311 
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot program to 
study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, 
including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2009 
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Science 
and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot 
program to study alternatives to the current system of 
taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on 
the number of miles traveled by each vehicle. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ROAD USER FEE PILOT PROJECT; TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) ROAD USER FEE PILOT PROJECT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall establish a pilot program under this sub-
section to study alternatives to the current system of 
taxing motor vehicle fuels. Such program shall be 
known as the ‘‘Road User Fee Pilot Project’’. 
(2) MILEAGE
BASED
PROGRAM.—The Road 
User Fee Pilot Project shall study technology and 
methods for recording and reporting the number of 
miles traveled by particular vehicles, including— 
(A) the manner in which a Federal system 
would receive payments with respect to the 
number of miles traveled by such vehicles, and 
(B) integration of such technology and 
methods with State and local revenue systems 
and demand management systems. 
(3) EVALUATION
OF
METHODS
AND
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—Technologies and methods tested under 
the Road User Fee Pilot Project shall be evaluated 
on the basis of— 
(A) protection of personal privacy, 
(B) ease of compliance, 
(C) public acceptance, 
(D) geographic and income equity, 
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(E) integration with State and local trans-
portation revenue mechanisms (including de-
mand management systems), 
(F) administrative, cost, and enforcement 
issues, and 
(G) potential for fraud and evasion. 
(4) GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—The programs 
carried out under the Road User Fee Pilot Project 
shall be conducted in each State and shall be con-
ducted in areas that are diverse geographically and 
in vehicle density. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS.—The 
Secretary shall coordinate with the following agencies to 
coordinate the creation of three working groups and inte-
grate their findings into the final report required under 
subsection (d): 
(1) TECHNOLOGY WORKING GROUP.—In coordi-
nation with the Director of the White House Office 
of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary 
shall convene a working group to study appropriate 
technology platforms and standards to facilitate the 
most effective revenue systems. 
(2) 
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
WORKING 
GROUP.—In coordination with the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary shall convene a work-
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ing group to evaluate the costs of collection and ad-
ministration. 
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP.—In co-
ordination with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Secretary shall con-
vene a working group to study the potential to man-
age demand and to reduce the emission of green-
house gases. 
(c) TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a grant program to aid the development of on-board 
technologies necessary for a miles based program de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2). 
(2) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS.—The fol-
lowing entities shall be eligible for grants for grants 
under paragraph (1): 
(A) Institutions of higher education, as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(B) Commercial manufacturers with an es-
tablished record of passenger vehicle innovation. 
(C) Technology manufacturers with an es-
tablished record of wireless networking and 
communications. 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall submit a written report to the Congress, 
providing initial findings from activities authorized by this 
section. Not later than 36 months after such date, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall submit a written report detail-
ing final findings and conclusions from the activities au-
thorized by this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Treasury— 
(1) to carry out this section (other than sub-
section (c)), $150,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, and 
(2) to carry out subsection (c), $4,500,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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