Q:   HOW MUCH MONEY DOES A PENNY OF GAS TAX GENERATE IN MICHIGAN, AND FOR OAKLAND COUNTY?

A:   ONE PENNY (GAS & DIESEL) = $54.5 Million statewide (Gas tax only = $ 47 Million).

For MDOT, one penny of gas tax generates $17 million.

 In Oakland County, one penny of gas tax generates approximately $1.8 million for RCOC and $1.3 million for Oakland's 40 Cities and Villages