- Conservation
Funding
- Increased
state funding for conservation programs empowers
local governments and nonprofit organizations to
restore critical wildlife and fish habitat, preserve
high quality natural areas, and prevent sprawl.
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- Conservation
Tax Incentives
- The
preservation tax credit is a simple idea. Citizens
and corporations who donate land for conservation
purposes get an income tax break.
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- Fiscal
Reform
- With
the tremendous budget strains on state governments
nationally, lawmakers are looking for ways to raise
funds and improve tax fairness. Under these circumstances,
lawmakers interested in fiscal reform can improve
their state’s environment through its fiscal
policy using an idea called environmental fees or
“environmental tax shifting.”
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- Green
Scissors
- One increasingly
important fiscal reform is called “green scissors”
and it includes all efforts to end government subsidies
for environmentally harmful behaviors.
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- Pay-As-You-Drive
Auto Insurance
- Unlike conventional
auto insurance policies, which charge a flat rate
based on time periods, pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) auto
insurance policy costs are based on usage or distance
driven.
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- Renewable
Energy Incentives
- The
goal of tax incentives for renewable energy programs
should be to create positive incentives to avoid
taxation, and to create disincentives for pollution
and other forms of environmental degradation.
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- Smart
Growth Tax Credit
- The
Smart Growth Tax Credit Act is a prime example of
how states can save money while making their cities
cleaner and greener. The proposed tax credit is
designed to give developers a break for building
in more densely-populated areas and for complying
with cutting-edge green building standards.
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- Transportation
Funding
- This
package offers several policy options to update
your state’s transportation laws, giving greater
funds and control to local, metropolitan, and regional
organizations, and encouraging mass transit, pedestrian
and bicycle infrastructure enhancements, and other
transportation alternatives.
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