Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The Northeast Necessary Use Tolls Act was a step in the wrong direction. It allowed the people who derive the most benefit from public highways to contribute the least towards funding them. Not only that, but it did so by implementing a toll hike on everyone else! This bill would ensure that all highway users pay their fair share towards funding them, while also implementing a toll decrease that all highway users will benefit from.
I signed this bill while dramatically increasing funding for infrastructure including roads. I think this bill is fair, and I'd vote against its repeal. I am open to amending the bill. In addition, this bill lessens traffic by requiring cars be eqiipped with an EZPass (whether its the manufacturer or owner providing it isn't defined.)
