California Road Charge Pilot Program
In 2014, the California state legislature passed legislation creating a Technical Advisory Committee to study mileage-based user fees and design a program for testing within the next two years.
The California Road Charge Pilot launched in July 2016 with more than 5,000 vehicles enrolled in the volunteer program. Volunteers will test various road charging reporting methods to compare the performance of each concept.
Results from the California Road Charge Pilot will inform the state legislature's decision on whether and how to move forward with a full-scale, permanent road charge program
Project website: California Road Charge (caroadcharge.com)
Oregon Road Usage Charge (OReGO)
The Oregon legislature formed a Road User Fee Task Force in 2001 to explore new ways of funding maintenance needs and improvements to the state's transportation system.
After reviewing funding alternatives, the task force tested Oregon's first road usage charge pilot program in 2007. The pilot used a pay-at-the-pump model run by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
ODOT ran a second pilot in 2012, with 88 participants from Oregon, Washington and Nevada. The second pilot included new features requested by volunteers in the previous pilot, including additional security protections and additional mileage reporting options.
On July 1, 2015, ODOT launched OReGO, seeking 5,000 volunteers for the nation's first statewide RUC program. Participants are charged 1.5 cents for each mile they drive and receive a rebate on gas taxes paid at the pump.
Program website: OReGO