Charges for maintaining investment accounts may include annual fees to allow the institution to cover expenses even if very few commission-generating activities, such as stock trades or fund transfers, take place on that account.
Caltrans Launches Pilot Program to Study State Mileage Tax for Road Maintenance. A Caltrans pilot program is underway to study a mileage tax for California drivers instead of the current gas tax to pay for road maintenance. The gas tax drivers pay at the pump has been working well for decades.
Typically, a pilot program begins with a proposal that lists the objectives of the pilot program and documents how the program will be carried out. The documentation should also provide a time-line for the pilot and metrics for how success will be determined. See also: project charter, project scope, gap analysis.