Hmmm, maybe they were worried about truckers using lower-taxed agricultural fuels or something...I seem to recall it being about legally purchased fuels. The largest city in the state is on the border, so maybe they were addressing commuters who popped over the line to fill up. It's been a few years since I was reading this stuff, which wasn't really my specialty anyway.

Lowering the fuel tax to compete with the neighboring state would be one solution, sure. That state's roads aren't said to be as good as ours (not that I've driven every mile of each). our legislature would have to do something drastic to come up with road money if they lowered our gas taxes, as there is already a shortfall; projects are being postponed as it is.

We have yet to go to tolls, but even though one toll road is in the works (a new bypass), existing highways aren't being considered for tolls (not sure if there are legal reasons or if it's purely political).

BTW, I didn't expect my original post to get highlighted; it wasn't as well researched as it should have been. Ooops.