House Rep. Timothy Bonner isn’t proposing to decrease Pennsylvania’s gasoline taxes.

But Bonner does want to make it easier for those filling their tank to see how much the state’s taxes on gasoline affect prices at the pump.

Bonner, R-Mercer/Butler, recently introduced House Bill 2326. The bill has been assigned to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and has 11 co-sponsors.

“Our taxpayers have a right to know the amount of fuel tax they are paying each time they fuel their vehicles,” Bonner wrote in his legislative memorandum. “This legislation, to be known as the “Fuel Tax Transparency Act” will require stickers to be placed on retail service station gasoline pumps. Similar legislation was recently signed into law in Ohio.”

Bonner said Pennsylvania has among the highest gasoline taxes in the nation, charging 58.6 cents per gallon of gasoline and 74.1 cents gallon of diesel fuel. The Tax Foundation ranked states’ gasoline taxes in July, with Pennsylvania ranking third in the Tax Foundation’s study behind California and Illinois.

The fuel tax revenue is dedicated to the maintenance and repair of our roads and bridges yet PennDOT financially struggles to meet its goals and obligations.

The Ohio legislation Bonner refers to requires county auditors or city sealers to affix the fuel tax sticker to all retail fuel pumps. The Ohio Department of Agriculture will produce a uniform sticker to be used statewide. Texas implemented similar legislation in 2015.

“Taxation must be transparent. With this bill, Ohioans will be empowered to clearly see the fuel taxes they’re paying,” Rep. Derek Merrin, R-Monclova, said in 2017 when he introduced the bill.