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that is our quandary right now. we have to break out of that since that the pennies we invest right now cannot save us down the road. in fact, they can. the governor proposes applying the state s 6% sales tax to the price of a gallon of gas. it will be phased in over three years. if it goes up 15% of the previous year, a braking mechanism would kick in. it would give local jurisdictions more state aid for transportation projects precauti. in order to transfer funds of the transportation trust fund, it would take a stand-alone bill, proceed to a supermajority vote in each chamber, and then have to be certified by the state treasurer through the board of public works. if all that happens, there is also a payback provision. it is very tough thing to get. the recession scaled-back preservation projects severely. the governor says the current gas tax of 23.5 since a gallon does not pay for much these days. this is a graph that shows the decline in purchasing power ....