A statewide coalition called Fix Our Roads is proposing a plan to increase transportation infrastructure funding through a 12 cent gas tax, a 22 cent diesel tax, a $35 vehicle registration fee increase and a $100 fee for drivers of clean vehicles who don’t currently contribute to road repairs through gas taxes. Funds would be equally split between state and local projects and would result in$17 million coming to SLO County annually. California has one of the highest gas taxes in the country, yet hasn’t seen a raise since 1994. Other proposals being floated in Sacramento include the reallocation of 40 percent of the state’s Cap & Trade program to transportation infrastructure, and the elimination of 3,500 jobs within Caltrans that the Legislative Analyst’s Office has labeled “redundant”. The deadline for most bills to pass the legislature is September 11, however the special session called by Gov. Brown to address transportation could go on for another year. If the taxes make it to the legislature the passage would require a supermajority in the legislature, needing votes from republicans and democrats. This week the SLO City Council adopted a resolution supporting Fix Our Roads, a coalition of cities, counties, labor, public safety and transportation advocates.