,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bd1      
#bjaf,mr4 ,g>dn] submitt$ ! foll[+      
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,f9ance  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,f$]al excise tax on      
heavy-duty trucks %\ld n be increas$4   
,:]eas !re is a #ab-p]c5t ,f$]al excise 
tax on new tractor trail] trucks & c]ta9
 o!r heavy-duty trucks2 ,:]eas !        
#ab-p]c5t ,f$]al excise tax is ! highe/ 
p]c5tage rate ( any ,f$]al ad valorem   
excise tax2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al excise tax 0
 fir/ levi$ by ,congress 9 #aiag to help
 f9ance ! involvem5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9
 ,_w ,w> ,i2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjae1 ! av]age  
manufactur] sugge/$ retail price = a    
heavy-duty truck 0 m ?an #agh1jjj2      
,:]eas ! #ab-p]c5t ,f$]al excise tax    
adds1 on av]age1 an additional #ba1cfj  
to ! co/ ( a heavy-duty truck2 ,:]eas ! 
av]age 9-use1 heavy-duty truck is #i4c  
ye>s old1 close to ! hi/orical all-"t   

high2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al excise tax1 by    
significantly increas+ ! co/ ( new      
heavy-duty trucks1 keeps old]1 less     
environm5tally clean1 & less fuel       
effici5t heavy-duty trucks 9 s]vice =   
long] p]iods ( "t2 ,:]eas ! model ye>   
#bjjb-bjaj tailpipe emissions rules ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 79 ?is 
preamble ref]r$ to z ! ,,epa7 acc\nt =  
#bj1jjj ( ! av]age price ( a new        
heavy-duty truck2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !  
#bjaa ,,epa & ,national ,highway        
,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration          
,regulatory ,impact ,analysis entitl$   
,f9al ,rulemak+ to ,e/abli% ,gre5h\se   
,gas ,emissions ,/&>ds & ,fuel          
,effici5cy ,/&>ds = ,m$ium- &           
,heavy-,duty ,eng9es & ,vehicles1 model 
ye> #bjad-bjah ,,epa-,dep>tm5t (        
,transportation fuel economy rules w add
 approximately #h1jjj to ! price ( a new
 heavy-duty truck2 ,:]eas ! #bh1jjj     
av]age p] truck co/ ( ^! regulatory     
m&ates results1 on av]age1 9 an         
additional #c1cfj 9 ,f$]al excise taxes2

 ,:]eas a*iev+ ! goal ( deploy+ clean]1 
m fuel effici5t heavy-duty trucks1 giv5 
! #cj1jjj av]age p] truck regulatory    
co/1 w\ld be sl[$ ev5 fur!r if ! ,f$]al 
excise tax 7 increas$2 ,:]eas a*iev+ !  
goal ( deploy+ heavy-duty trucks ) !    
late/ safety te*nologies1 su* z lane    
dep>ture w>n+ sy/ems1 electronic        
/ability control1 & automatic brak+ =   
r$uc$ /opp+ di/ance1 w\ld be sl[$ if !  
,f$]al excise tax 7 increas$2 ,:]eas all
 ( ! heavy-duty trucks sold 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates are manufactur$ 9 ,nor? ,am]ica2 
& ,:]eas m ?an #h1jjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates are employ$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
truck+ indu/ry3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t--  
7#a7 ! ,f$]al excise tax "u section     
#djea ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf
 on new tractor trail] trucks & c]ta9   
o!r heavy-duty trucks inhibits ! sale ( 
! cleane/1 safe/1 & mo/ fuel effici5t   
heavy-duty trucks & trail]s2  7#b7 !    
,f$]al excise tax on new tractor trail] 
trucks & c]ta9 o!r heavy-duty trucks    
adds unc]ta9ty & volatility to !        

,highway ,tru/ ,fund due to ! cyclical  
nature ( heavy-duty truck & trail]      
sales2  7#c7 ! ,f$]al excise tax on new 
truck tractors1 heavy-duty trucks1 &    
c]ta9 truck trail]s %\ld n be increas$2 
&  7#d7 ,congress %\ld c>efully review !
 detrim5tal impacts ( ! ,f$]al excise   
tax :5 consid]+ future transportation   
policy4