Section 1931 - Road User Charge Task ForceA.1. There is hereby created to continue until June 30, 2024, the Road User Charge Task Force. The task force shall be chaired by the Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and shall consist of, but shall not be limited to, representation from the following groups: a. Department of Transportation,b. Metro Planning Organizations (MPOs),c. Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology,d. Office of Management and Enterprise Services,e. Oklahoma Tax Commission,f. Oklahoma Municipal League,g. Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma,h. Oklahoma Corporation Commission,i. Department of Transportation Tribal Advisory Board,j. Industry representatives,k. Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, andl. Office of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;2. The Road User Charge Task Force shall: a. consult with highway users and transportation stakeholders, including stakeholders representing vehicle users, vehicle manufacturers and fuel distributors, to ensure fair and equitable distribution of the gas tax burden across all vehicles regardless of fuel source,b. study the availability, adaptability, reliability and security of methods that may be used in recording and reporting public road usage,c. study the ease and cost of administering the collection of taxes and fees as an alternative to the current system of taxing highway use through motor vehicle fuel taxes,d. ensure that processes for collecting, managing, storing, transmitting and destroying data are in place to protect the integrity of the data and safeguard the privacy of drivers,e. collaborate with other states to seek potential interoperability opportunities to capture out-of-state drivers traveling through Oklahoma,f. develop and implement a voluntary pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection for Oklahoma's roads and highways as an alternative to the gas tax system,g. through public outreach, secure a sampling of individuals willing to participate in the pilot program for testing purposes in lieu of paying certain vehicle registration fees, and h. seek available federal funds for studies, demonstration projects or pilots associated with the Oklahoma Road User Charge Program's implementation.B. A report of findings and recommendations determined by the task force on how best to implement the Oklahoma Road User Charge Program shall be submitted to the Legislature by December 31, 2023.Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 1931
Added by Laws 2021 , c. 381, s. 3, eff. 11/1/2021.