,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjac ,mr4  
,g>rett 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*affetz1 ,mr4 
,we/morel&1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga 
( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mr4 ,franks
 ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4          
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4    
,labrador1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,br\n ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,mill] (  
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal  
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to r$uce ! ,f$]al 
tax on fuels by ! am\nt ( any increase 9
 ! rate ( tax on su* fuel by ! ,/ates4  
#a4 ,%ort title2 etc  7a7 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,surface      
,transportation & ,taxation ,equity ,act
 or z ! ,,/ate ,act4  7b7 ,purposes ,!  
purposes ( ?is ,act are to--  7#a7      
return prim>y transportation program    
responsibility & tax+ au?ority to !     
,/ates1  7#b7 free ,/ates'              
transportation doll>s f ,f$]al          

micromanagem5t1 e>m>k+1 & budget>y      
pressures1  7#c7 enable decisions reg>d+
 :i* infra/ructure projects w be built1 
h[ !y w be f9anc$1 & h[ !y w be regulat$
 to be made by p]sons be/ able to make  
^? decisions1  7#d7 elim9ate ! curr5t   
sy/em 9 :i* a ,f$]al gasol9e tax is s5t 
to ,wa%+ton & ?r\gh a cumb]some         
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation bureaucracy1
  7#e7 prohibit ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t f =c+
 unwant$ m&ates on ,/ates by ?reat5+ to 
)hold transportation money1 &  7#f7     
a*ieve measurable conge/ion mitigation &
 infra/ructure pres]vation & safety 9 a 
co/ effective way subject to available  
res\rces4  #b4 ,f$]al tax on fuels      
decreas$ by am\nt ( increase 9 ,/ate tax
 on fuel  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subp>t ,b ( "p  
,,iii ( sub*apt] ,a ( *apt] #cb ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7relat+  
to special provisions applicable to     
fuels tax7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new section3  #dajf4 ,r$uction 9 
rates ( tax bas$ on increase 9 ,/ate tax
 rate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"u regulations     

prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y1 ! rate ( tax  
impos$ "u section #djha ) respect to any
 fuel & ! rate ( tax impos$ "u section  
#djda ) respect to any liquid %all be   
decreas$1 b n bel[ #b c5ts p] gallon1 by
 ! applicable ,/ate tax rate increase ) 
respect to su* fuel or liquid4  7b7     
,applicable ,/ate tax rate increase ,=  
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m applicable
 ,/ate tax rate increase means1 )       
respect to any fuel or liquid1 ! excess1
 z p]iodically det]m9$ "u tables        
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y1 (--  7#a7 !   
rate ( tax impos$ by ! applicable ,/ate 
on ! sale or use ( su* fuel or liquid1  
ov]  7#b7 ! rate ( tax impos$ by !      
applicable ,/ate on ! sale or use ( su* 
fuel or liquid z ( ! date ( !           
introduction ( ! ,,/ate ,act4  ,any     
increase 9 ! rate ( tax impos$ by any   
applicable ,/ate on ! sale or use ( any 
fuel or liquid %all be tak5 into acc\nt 
"u ?is subsection only if ,/ate law     
provides t su* increase is to be tak5   
into acc\nt "u ?is subsection4  7c7     

,applicable ,/ate ,= purposes ( ?is     
section1 ! t]m applicable ,/ate means ! 
,/ate :i* is det]m9$ "u regulations     
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y z--  7#a7 9 !  
case ( a liquid to :i* section #djda    
applies1 ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* liquid is    
sold or us$1 or  7#b7 9 ! case ( a fuel 
to :i* section #djha applies1 ! ,/ate 9 
:i* su* fuel is mo/ likely to be sold or
 us$4  7d7 ,requirem5t ,to ma9ta9       
int]/ate highway sy/em ,subsection 7a7  
%all n apply ) respect to any fuel or   
liquid if ! applicable ,/ate ) respect  
to su* fuel or liquid has n ent]$ into  
an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y (             
,transportation "u :i* su* ,/ate has    
agre$ to provide = ! prop] ma9t5ance ( t
 portion ( ! int]/ate highway sy/em :i* 
is )9 su* ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,con=m+        
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section #iejc ( su*     
,code is am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7d74 
7#b7 7,a7 ,p>agraph 7#d7 ( section      
#iejc7;e7 ( su* ,code is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7#d7 ,r$uction 9 rate (       
transf] bas$ on r$uction 9 ,/ate tax    

rates  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re %all be       
sub/itut$ = ea* am\nt 9 p>agraph 7#b7 an
 am\nt :i* be>s ! same ratio to su*     
am\nt z ! aggregate r$uc$ tax rate be>s 
to ! aggregate unr$uc$ tax rate4  7,b7  
,aggregate r$uc$ tax rate ,= purposes ( 
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! t]m aggregate r$uc$ 
tax rate means1 ) respect to any am\nt =
 any cal5d> ye>1 ! am\nt ( tax t !      
,secret>y e/imates w be impos$ ) respect
 to ! liquid or fuel to :i* su* am\nt   
relates = su* ye> aft] application (    
section #dajf4  7,c7 ,aggregate unr$uc$ 
tax rate ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71
 ! t]m aggregate unr$uc$ tax rate means1
 ) respect to any am\nt = any cal5d>    
ye>1 ! am\nt ( tax t ! ,secret>y        
e/imates w\ld h be5 impos$ ) respect to 
! liquid or fuel to :i* su* am\nt       
relates = su* ye> if section #dajf did n
 apply = su* ye>4  4  7,b7 ,subp>agraph 
7,a7 ( section #iejc7;e77#b7 ( su* ,code
 is am5d$ by /rik+ s5t5ce & ins]t+      
subsection4  7#c7 ,! table = section =  
subp>t ,b ( "p ,,iii ( sub*apt] ,a (    

*apt] #cb ( su* ,code is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4      
#dajf4 ,r$uction 9 rates ( tax bas$ on  
increase 9 ,/ate tax rate4  4  7c7      
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is  
section %all apply to liquid or fuel    
remov$1 ent]$1 sold1 or us$ aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4