fuel tax

A proposed bill that would increase the fuel tax in Wyoming has been submitted to the Wyoming legislature for consideration at the upcoming budget session.

The bill has the support of the Wyoming Department of Transportation as well as some industry groups, such as the Wyoming Trucking Association. and the Wyoming Association of Municipalities.

A fiscal note attached to the legislation estimates the tax hike would raise roughly $40 million per year for the state highway fund.

The fuel tax and salary increase are only a couple of the high-profile bills that have failed to win introduction so far.

The tax would raise an estimated $20 million per year, according to the fiscal note attached to the bill.