Oklahoma § 69-1931 - Road User Charge Task Force

§ 69-1931. Road User Charge Task Force

A. 1. There is hereby created to continue until June 30, 2024,

the Road User Charge Task Force. The task force shall be chaired by

the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and shall

consist of, but shall not be limited to, representation from the

following groups:

a.

Department of Transportation,

b.

Metro Planning Organizations (MPOs),

c.

Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and

Technology,

d.

Office of Management and Enterprise Services,

e.

Oklahoma Tax Commission,

f.

Oklahoma Municipal League,

g.

Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma,

h.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission,

i.

Department of Transportation Tribal Advisory Board,

j.

Industry representatives,

k.

Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

and

l.

Office of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

2. The Road User Charge Task Force shall:

a.

consult with highway users and transportation

stakeholders, including stakeholders representing

vehicle users, vehicle manufacturers and fuel

distributors, to ensure fair and equitable

distribution of the gas tax burden across all vehicles

regardless of fuel source,

b.

study the availability, adaptability, reliability and

security of methods that may be used in recording and

reporting public road usage,

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c.

study the ease and cost of administering the

collection of taxes and fees as an alternative to the

current system of taxing highway use through motor

vehicle fuel taxes,

d.

ensure that processes for collecting, managing,

storing, transmitting and destroying data are in place

to protect the integrity of the data and safeguard the

privacy of drivers,

e.

collaborate with other states to seek potential

interoperability opportunities to capture out-of-state

drivers traveling through Oklahoma,

f.

develop and implement a voluntary pilot program to

assess the potential for mileage-based revenue

collection for Oklahoma's roads and highways as an

alternative to the gas tax system,

g.

through public outreach, secure a sampling of

individuals willing to participate in the pilot

program for testing purposes in lieu of paying certain

vehicle registration fees, and

h.

seek available federal funds for studies,

demonstration projects or pilots associated with the

Oklahoma Road User Charge Program's implementation.

B. A report of findings and recommendations determined by the

task force on how best to implement the Oklahoma Road User Charge

Program shall be submitted to the Legislature by December 31, 2023.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 381, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.