ansas drivers may pay more at the pump — or pay a fee if they own an electric car — to help fund future highway improvements, under ideas proposed by state lawmakers and officials.
One senator says the current gas tax of 24 cents a gallon should increase to 29 cents a gallon.
Discussion of a higher gas tax and fees comes as Kansas begins crafting a new long-term transportation plan that will guide highway projects for years to come. A state task force finalized recommendations on Thursday for a program that will eventually replace T-WORKS, the 10-year, $8 billion transportation plan that kicked off in 2010.
The recommendations call for funding through sales taxes, the gas tax and a fee on electric vehicles, among other sources. The recommendations don’t suggest how high the gas tax should go.
The Legislature and the Kansas Department of Transportation will use the recommendations as they develop a new program in the coming year.
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