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(1)
(a) The department shall study a road usage charge mileage-based revenue system, including a demonstration program, as an alternative to the motor and special tax.
(b) The demonstration program may consider:
(i) the necessity of protecting all personally identifiable information used in reporting highway use;
(ii) alternatives to recording and reporting highway use;
(iii) alternatives to administration of a road usage charge program; and
(iv) other factors as determined by the department.
(2)
(a) Beginning in 2019, and no later than September 30 of each year, the department shall prepare and submit a report of its findings based on the results of the road usage charge demonstration program to the:
(i) Transportation Commission;
(ii) Transportation Interim Committee of the Legislature; and
(iii) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee of the Legislature.
(b) The report shall review the following issues:
(i) cost;
(ii) privacy, including recommendations regarding public and private access, including by law enforcement, to data collected and stored for purposes of the road usage charge to ensure individual privacy rights are protected;
(iii) jurisdictional issues;
(iv) feasibility;
(v) complexity;
(vi) acceptance;
(vii) use of revenues;
(viii) security and compliance, including a discussion of processes and security measures necessary to minimize fraud and tax evasion rates;
(ix) data collection technology, including a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of various types of data collection equipment and the privacy implications and considerations of the equipment;
(x) potential for additional driver services; and
(xi) implementation issues.
(c) The report may make recommendations to the Legislature and other policymaking bodies on the potential use and future implementation of a road usage charge within the state.
(3) Upon full implementation of a road user charge program for alternative fuel vehicles, which shall occur no later than January 1, 2020, as set forth in Section 72-1-213.1, the department, in coordination with the Motor Vehicle Division, shall offer the option to an owner of an alternative fuel vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-102 to:
(a) pay an increased motor vehicle registration fee required in Subsection 41-1a-1206(1)(h) or (2)(b); or