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MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS
By WILLIAM T. SUNLEY, Engineer of Local Roads and Streets
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Motor fuel consumed on Illinois highways for the
first nine months of calendar year 1993 is up 3.3 percent
compared to the first nine months of 1992. Total vehicle
miles of travel for the first nine months of 1993 are also
2.3 percent higher than 1992 travel for that same time
period. These corresponding figures of fuel consumption and total miles of travel indicate that the fleet may
be nearly saturated with the more fuel efficient vehicles
mandated by Congress through the Corporate Average
Fuel Economy standards. In view of this, as long as fuel
consumption remains essentially constant, we can expect to see little change in motor fuel tax allotments to
local governments each year.
Due to the slight increase in motor fuel consumption
last year, motor fuel tax revenue experienced a very
modest increase during 1993. Gross collections which
included $88,538,813.07 of sales tax revenue, were 4.58%
above calendar year 1992. This increase is largely due to
the big sales tax deposit ($51.2 million) made in the
month of May. This deposit included $18.6 million in sales tax transfers which were delayed from September, October and November of 1992. Actual revenue from the sale of fuel was up only 0.12% above last
year.
The chart below shows Illinois motor fuel tax revenues that were distributed in calendar year 1993. Municipalities received $21.57 per person, up from $20.77
last year. Road Districts received $946.93 per mile, up
from $909.06 last year. Counties received their allotments on the basis of registered license fees for the
previous year.
Each month your motor fuel tax allotment varies
directly with the total monthly motor fuel tax collection
(including the sales tax) which is deposited in the State
Treasury. Should you have questions concerning your
motor fuel tax allotment or should you not receive your
monthly allotment by the end of the following month,
please call Patricia Marr in the Bureau of Local Roads
and Streets in Springfield at (217) 782-1662.
February 1994 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 21
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