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How Oregon’s Pioneering Road Usage Fee Will Work  By Tom Curry Jim Whitty is the evangelist for Oregon's pioneering road user fee pilot program which begins on July 1. Full story Vendors Look To Reap Revenues From User Fee System  By Tom Curry The shift from the gasoline tax to mileage-based user fees which Oregon is launching this year, which California will be testing in 2017, and which other states may follow isn't just a way for states to pay for transportation infrastructure, it's a business opportunity for vendors such as Verizon Telematics and Sanef. Full story ICYMI, Blumenauer: Replace Gas Tax With Road Usage Charge