Terrible’s, the regional gas station chain, unsuccessfully opposed AB530 on their digital billboards earlier this year. The legislation does not create a new fuel tax, but continues fuel tax policy approved by voters in 2016. (Photo: April Corbin Girnus/Nevada Current).
Clark County is looking to extend inflation-adjusted gas taxes through the next decade in an effort to stave off budget shortfalls needed to fund Southern Nevada roadways.
The fuel revenue index (FRI) program, which allows the county to index gas taxes to the rate of inflation, is set to expire at the end of 2026. Commissioners introduced an ordinance Tuesday seeking an extension of the program…