Road Usage Charge (RUC) America

The objectives of this project are to do the following: (1) Explore the technical and operational feasibility of a multi-jurisdictional road usage charge system; (2) Investigate public and key decision maker criteria for acceptance and share experience and lessons learned to foster positive outcomes; (3) Develop standards and protocols for how road use charges could best be collected and remitted among the various jurisdictions; (4) Develop preliminary operational concepts for how a multi-jurisdictional road usage charge system could be administered; (5) Develop a model for regional cooperation and interoperability that can be used in the Western region and potentially across North America; (6) Engage the automotive manufacturing and technology sector to encourage the ability for mileage reporting to occur in conjunction with other products and services the sector provides in the marketplace; (7) Share knowledge to maximize the preparedness for and efficiency of policy and program development for road usage charging among the members.

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  • English

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01736446
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  • Contract Numbers: TPF-5(451)
  • Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Apr 21 2020 10:24AM