Libla talks transportation with STL Regional Chamber: Last years and upcoming proposals - The Missouri Times

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“In 1924, the people if Missouri voted that the way they wanted to fund their roads and bridges was through a gas tax,” Libla told The Missouri Times. “We’re talking about an adjustment to that rate, so I don’t consider this some new tax. We have 91 years of precedent that this is the main way we fund our roads and bridges.”

Libla offered a proposal last year that would have raised the state gas tax from 17 cents per gallon to 23 cents over several years. An even smaller proposal, a one-time 2 cent increase, ultimately died in the senate largely thanks to time constraints and substantial opposition from state Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph. The state’s gas tax was last increased from 11 to 17 cents per gallon in a phased-in plan fro 1992-1996.

Earlier this year, MoDOT announced that they would be halting all new road projects or expansions for at least five years, citing a lack of funds.

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Libla talks transportation with STL Regional Chamber: Last years and upcoming proposals - The Missouri Times

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