Lou Bar- letta, R-Hazleton, said govern- ment pro mise d bet ter road s would fol low, but less than half of that money is used for main- Pe nns yl va ni a mo to ri st s know many of the state’s roads and bridges are in need of re- pair. He said the environ- mentalist side of him is happy abou t that, but the side that has to driv e thos e roa ds and knows the state of the funding is not. Cartwright noted that since 1993 better fuel efficiency stan- dards have meant fewer fill ups and therefore less gas tax be- ing paid. B u t a n i n - crease is war- ra nte d wi th th e st at e of th e Fe de ra l H i g h w a y Tru st Fund,the budgetaccount that receives the gas tax and is used to fix roads and bridges. Factoring in inflation, the tax should be at 28 cents, though he said he wasn’t committing to ra is ing it t h at m u c h ri ght aw ay. Matt Cartwrig ht, D-Moosic, said the federal gas tax has been set at 18.3 cents sin ce 199 3, and he bel iev es the time has come to raise it. While much attenti on is be- ing paid in Harrisburg to state transpo rtation funding, those rep res enti ng Nort heas tern Pennsy lvania in W ashington have some ideas of their own.
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