California Senator Eyes Novel Legislation To Impose Pollution Fee On Motorists

A California state senator is considering drafting landmark legislation that would impose a fee on motorists to reduce air pollution from vehicles, in response to industry complaints that stationary sources of emissions bear the burden of reducing smog. It is unclear how such a charge could be levied, but some experts have in the past floated a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee that could be tied to motorists' auto registrations. California Sen. Dean Florez (D), who has authored legislation to...