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Page 6 <br />tax indeed to fuel consumption, fuel prices, construction or maintenance costs or some other <br />variable. <br />8. The feasibility and desirability of imposing a sales tax on motor fuel, either at the retail or <br />wholesale level. <br />9. The future of financing major highway improvements through a sharing of the cost between <br />public agencies and benefited economic development centers. <br />10. The use of the State Transportation Plan as a mechanism for guiding future transportation <br />investment. <br />While the focus of the board's studies would be on transportation it is our intention that it consider <br />transportation spending within a broader context of overall state spending. The events of recent years <br />indicate that transportation spending, and particularly highway spending, can no longer be considered in <br />a vacuum apart from other state programs and commitments. The sooner such a broad context is <br />achieved the more likely k is that the present uncertainties and policy shifts can be replaced by the <br />funding stability needed to carry out any long -range plan. <br />Page 65 <br />