With the General Assembly heading back to Columbia in just over a week, discussions are already underway about some of the hot issues that will take place on the sate house floor this session. 
With much of the nation’s oil supply — and the price of gas — dependent on global politics, Rock Hill representative Gary Simrill is proposing a solution.
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Simrill is suggesting the exact opposite of that — changing the fuel tax from a fixed percentage to an elastic rate.
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Simrill says the idea would allow consumers and businesses to better budget out estimated fuel costs, while still funding state road projects managed by the DOT.
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Simrill says the plan may be appealing to businesses and consumers as the day to day price of gas at the pump would stay the same — and allowing the state to cash in on lower crude oil prices.
