HR 7776
Highway Formula Fairness Act
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Bill overview
This bill aims to revise how states receive funding from the federal highway programs. It changes the calculation used to determine each state’s share of funds, shifting the focus to the state’s contribution of highway user taxes rather than historical apportionment amounts. The goal is to ensure a more equitable distribution of funds based on a state’s current tax revenue related to highway use. This adjustment will take effect starting in fiscal year 2026.
Key provisions
- Revises the calculation of state apportionments for federal highway programs.
- Uses estimated highway user tax payments as the primary factor in determining state shares.
- Calculates state shares based on the ratio of a state’s highway user tax payments to the total highway user tax payments of all states.
- Sets a minimum amount for each state’s apportionment, ensuring it’s at least 95% of the calculated share.
- Apportionment will occur annually on October 1st.
- The bill specifically addresses sections 119, 133, 148, 149, 167, 175, 176(c), and section 134 of Title 23, United States Code.
Who is affected
- State governments
- Federal highway programs
- Motorists
- Transportation agencies
Notable changes
- Shifts the basis of state apportionment from historical data to current tax revenue.
- Introduces a minimum funding level for each state.
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Randy K. Sr. Weber
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7776
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State apportionments for Federal highway programs, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Highway Formula Fairness Act
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Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount for each State of combined apportionments for sections 119, 133, 148, 149, 167, 175, 176(c), and to carry out section 134 shall be determined as follows:
The initial amount for each State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount available for apportionment by the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that—
the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2012; bears to
the amount of those apportionments received by all States for that fiscal year.
The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure that, for each State, the amount of combined apportionments for the programs shall not be less than an amount equal to—
95 percent of the applicable percentage; multiplied by
the total amount of funds available for apportionment.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the applicable percentage shall be an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of—
the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State that were paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; divided by
the estimated total tax payments attributable to users in all States that were paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for that fiscal year.