State-local highway consultation and cooperation : the perspective of state legislators Page: V
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Contents
Executive Summary .................................. 1
Introduction ......... .......................... 5
Survey Procedures ................................... 7
Response Rates ...................................... 9
Findings ............................................ 11
Highway Issues Regarded as Important as Other State Issues . 11
State-Local Consultation on Highway Issues Is Viewed as
Generally Satisfactory ............................ 13
Local Highway Needs Are Said to Be Effectively
Represented by Several Key Groups .................. 18
Local Governments Are Generally Viewed as Successful in
Getting Their Highway Needs Met ................... 20
States Seen as Likely to Pick Up All or Most of a Relinquished
Federal Gasoline Tax ............................. 23
Legislators Believe the Majority of States Would Probably
Have to Pick Up All or Most of a Relinquished Federal
Gas Tax to Meet Highway Needs .................... 25
Most Legislators Do Not Believe the Federal Gasoline Tax
Is too High ..................................... 26
Legislators Believe Most States Would Probably Have Difficulty
Replacing the Federal Gas Tax Immediately after Raising
Their Own Taxes ................................ 27
Legal Issues in the Turnback Proposal ................... 27
Other State-Local Highway Issues ...................... 28
Conclusions ......................................... 29
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United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. State-local highway consultation and cooperation : the perspective of state legislators, book, May 1988; Washington, D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1061/m1/7/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.