State lawmakers are requesting audits of California’s fuel regulations, which are expected to raise gas prices, and San Francisco Bay Area bridge tolls, which will see an annual increase through 2030.
“We were hoping that the audit would be heard in June,” state Sen. Dave Cortese, who requested one of the audits, told The Epoch Times. “We’re just competing with all the other audits that are in there right now.”
Cortese requested a review of how the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) use toll money.
This includes requesting information on annual toll revenue, annual expenditures broken down by projects, annual bond and other income, and a timeline of when all projected expenses would be completed. It is also asking for more details on why MTC is adopting another set of toll increases….