Initiative 976 is will likely be presented to voters during the next general election in November and, if passed, it would significantly impact state and local transportation funding by repealing authority for Transportation Benefit Districts (TBDs) to impose fees, lower vehicle license fees to $30, and repeal or restrict numerous other state transportation revenue sources.
Currently, over 100 cities have formed TBDs to fund local transportation projects. They are primarily funded through vehicle license fees and local sales taxes. Over 60 TBDs rely on vehicle license fee funding and 55 of those use fees as their sole funding source. In 2018, those fees raised over $58 million in revenue and the ongoing collection of those fees would be eliminated by the passage of I-976. Use the data tool below to explore which cities have TBDs and the source of their revenue.
