Possible Solutions

Potential Funding Options

	Vehicle Registrations
	Each $10 increase generates $12 million
	Fuel Tax
	Each penny increase generates $9 million
	ITD Fees (Driver’s licenses, titles, driver records, etc.)
	Each 10 percent increase generates $1.7 million
	Permit Fees
	Each 10 percent increase generates $0.3 million

How can transportation investments help a rapidly growing state like Idaho?

Numerous U.S. and international studies demonstrate that transportation investments generate significant measurable benefits to national and regional economies. Transportation investments:

	Save lives
	Boost industry competitiveness and productivity
	Strengthen local and regional economies
	Increase sales tax revenue
	Enhance tourism
	Reduce congestion
	Improve and shorten trucking routes
	Create jobs

The bottom line

	As roads and bridges continue to deteriorate, so does the safety of the traveling public.
	Idaho is growing fast, but the growth is not solving our revenue issues.
	The transportation department’s revenue is flat, but costs and demands are soaring.
	The transportation department is having to put less money than is needed toward Idaho’s deteriorating but heavily used transportation system.

It’s clear that the future of Idaho’s transportation system is at a critical juncture. The ability to travel to and from work, the delivery of freight and farm products, and the scenic drives to Idaho’s world-renowned mountains, lakes, and ski resorts all rely on an efficient transportation system.

Failing to meet transportation needs will threaten our ability to compete in the marketplace, damage our economy, and jeopardize jobs and our quality of life.

Transportation funding problems are a nationwide problem

It’s important to know that Idaho’s transportation funding difficulties are not unique. Almost every state in the nation is searching for ways to raise enough money to meet their increasing transportation needs, and to care for their largest asset—the transportation infrastructure that connects their economies with the rest of the world.

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