(MIRROR INDY) — Indy’s battered roads could see some improvement under a bill making its way through the Statehouse.
House Bill 1461 , authored by Rep. Jim Pressel, a Republican from Rolling Prairie in northwest Indiana, could increase Indy’s share of road funding in at least a couple of different ways.
Raising taxes
The legislation would increase the amount of money that Indy can charge for its wheel tax — a fee applied to commercial vehicles like buses, RVs and large trucks — and vehicle excise tax, an annual fee that applies to passenger cars, motorcycles and light trucks.
Under current law, Indy residents can be charged up to $80 for the wheel tax, but the bill would raise that maximum to $240. It would also raise the vehicle excise tax limit from $50 to $150…