OKLAHOMA VOICE: Oklahoma pay-per-mile proposal gets no traction

The Norman Transcript

By Barbara Hoberock | Oklahoma Voice

Jan 2, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – A recommendation to implement a voluntary pay-per-mile program to offset projected declining motor fuel tax revenue appears to be shelved.

“I don’t foresee Oklahoma implementing a pay-per-mile program in the near future,” said Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang.

Another piece of legislation has eliminated the need for the program, he said.

In 2021, lawmakers passed and Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1712. Hill was an author.

The measure created the Oklahoma Road User Charge Program and a task force to study and report on transportation funding alternatives to address declining fuel tax revenues. It required a report to be submitted by Dec. 31, 2023, to the Legislature.

The task force met 10 times.

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