It’s ostensibly going to the transportation fund, but it was also noted in the article that the state needs to come up with $79 million in funding to get access to Federal grants.

Part of the issue is that Commissioner in Finance and Management has stated that this tax increase doesn’t make sense as the “Fees charged by the state Agency of Transportation have increased “far faster than inflation” in recent decades”.

> Moreover, Greshin said he thinks the administration’s proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year already sets aside enough money for future fiscal years.