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Mr. Mica previously proposed a bill that would have cut transportation spending by a third because it would have strictly aligned expenditures with federal gasoline-tax revenues.
House GOP Changes Course on Infrastructure Josh Mitchell 2011
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The main source of the shelters' funding is gasoline-tax revenue raised from Oregon motorists and then distributed as part of an alphabet soup of federal programs supervised by state and local bureaucrats.
Six-Figure Bus Shelter Stirs Cries to Stop It Joel Millman 2012
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Senators John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton found themselves taking a lonely stand on the campaign trail Thursday, defending the proposed gasoline-tax holiday while critics from both parties lined up against it.
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If California's legislature approves the compromise reached Monday, the state will take as much as $1.7 billion out of local gasoline-tax funds, another $2 billion from local property-tax receipts and $1.7 billion in redevelopment funds that now go to cities and counties in a move to close an estimated $26 billion budget shortfall.
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Federal gasoline-tax revenue fell 3% last year, according to the Department of Transportation.
Oil Industry Braces for Drop in U.S. Thirst for Gasoline 2009
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Both conditions stem from Depression-era laws, and they apply to many programs that directly receive federal dollars, such as road and bridge projects funded by gasoline-tax revenue.
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Impact on Local Funds Declining gasoline-tax revenue is forcing local and federal governments to search for new sources of funding.
Oil Industry Braces for Drop in U.S. Thirst for Gasoline 2009
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Local officials fear they won't get their share of state gasoline-tax revenue, leaving them scrambling to pay for road maintenance and traffic signals.
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He promises quick relief in the form of a gasoline-tax rebate and new petroleum exploration.
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He promises quick relief in the form of a gasoline-tax rebate and new petroleum exploration.
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