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This bill would increase taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene in 2018 and 2019, with a third tax increase to occur between 2019 and 2029. It would also express the sense of Congress that the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source by 2027.

Specifically, tax rates on different types of motor vehicle fuels would be increased as follows:

Gasoline other than aviation gasoline to 26.3 cents per gallon in 2018, 30.3 cents per gallon in 2019, and 33.3 cents per gallon after 2019 and before 2030;
Diesel fuel or kerosene to 32.3 cents per gallon in 2018, 36.3 cents per gallon in 2019, and 39.3 cents per gallon after 2019 and before 2029; and
Diesel-water fuel emulsion,

The bill would delay the termination of such increased rates from the end of FY2022 to December 31, 2028, and require an adjustment for inflation to such increased rates beginning after 2019.

It would also: 1) increase allocations in the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) in 2018, 2019, and after 2019; and 2) impose a floor stocks tax on rate increases for gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene (other than aviation-grade kerosene), subject to specified exemptions for exempt uses and low-volume producers.

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