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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">“SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —
California's governor and legislative leaders on Wednesday proposed raising $52
billion to fix the state's roads through a big gasoline tax increase, higher car
registration fees and a charge on emission-free vehicles.<?xml:namespace prefix
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The 10-year plan would
boost gasoline excise taxes for the first time in more than two decades, raising
them 12 cents per gallon — a 43 percent increase. The tax would rise
automatically with inflation.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">For the first time, owners of zero
emission vehicles would pay a $100 annual fee because they use public roads but
don't pay gasoline taxes that fund highway maintenance.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The plan also includes a
sliding fee on vehicles, with owners of cheaper vehicles paying less.
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The fee, separate from
annual vehicle registration fees, would range from $25 a year for vehicles worth
less than $5,000 to $175 for cars worth $60,000 and up.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Gov. Jerry Brown said the
plan would cost most drivers less than $10 per month and would be offset by
reduced vehicle-repair expenses…”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #4f81bd; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent1">By
DON THOMPSON and SOPHIA BOLLAG, Associated Press, March 29, 2017, at 9:11
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<DIV>"California motorists will start paying higher gas and diesel taxes on Nov.
1 under legislation signed Friday by Gov. <A id=PEPLT007547 title="Jerry Brown"
href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics-government/jerry-brown-PEPLT007547-topic.html"><FONT
color=#0000ff>Jerry Brown</FONT></A> to provide $5.2 billion annually for road
and bridge repairs and expanded mass transit in the state..."</DIV>
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style="COLOR: #4f81bd; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-themecolor: accent1">Los Angeles
Times, April 28, 2017</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have seen nothing that states how the
value of vehicles will be determined but I am sure they will choose the method
that returns the greatest amount of tax money.</SPAN></DIV>
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