Distance-Based Fees (DBF)

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for Minnesota’s Distance-Based Fee (DBF) Demonstration is established to advise the DBF Project Team, provide guidance on policy and technical issues, and to be an informed constituency in DBF discussions with the public and policy makers. The project is federally funded and authorized by Congress and may contribute to related efforts in the state of Minnesota and to national and international research on this subject.

Potential DBF Discussion Topics

The TAC will consider such issues as:

• Implications of social and geographical equity related to distance-based fees
• Maintenance and protection of motorist and subscriber data and privacy
• Measures of feasibility to be tested as a viable distance-based fee model, i.e., cost of collection, scalability, security, enforcement and compliance, public acceptance, etc.
• Communications to stakeholders and key messages to be delivered
• Rate setting including consideration of variable rates and categories or rate differentiation
• Connections to other existing and innovative initiatives within Minnesota
• Integration with MnDOT Sustainability and Connected and Automated Vehicle initiatives

TAC Membership Expectations

• Participate in (maximum) 2-hour TAC meetings every 2-3 months; 4-5 TAC meetings over the next 15 months
• Participate in two Rethinking Transportation Finance Roundtable discussions
• Review an estimated 5 work products, including 6 white papers developed by the project team
• Provide guidance and advice on policy and technical issues surrounding distance-based fees
• Represent your agency/organization's perspective

Organization	Members
Minnesota Department of Transportation	Scott Peterson
Minnesota Department of Revenue	Glen Kleven
Minnesota Department of Public Safety	Tony Anderson Craig Plummer
Minnesota Management and Budget	Liz Connor Shawn Kremer
Minnesota IT Services	Paul Weinberger
Metropolitan Council	Nick Thompson
City of Minneapolis	Kathleen Mayell
City of St. Paul	Bill Dermody Russ Stark
The Transportation Alliance	Margaret Donahoe
Drive Electric (Great Plains Institute)	Brendan Jordan
Nice Ride Minnesota	Bill Dossett
University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies	Dawn Hood Laurie McGinnis
Association of Counties	Emily Murray