Equipment Maintenance Allowance Rate History

(E.M.A.)

Date

Basic Rate +/-

EMA Rate

Gasoline Escalator

 

By Act of Congress

 

 

1896 – 1924*

 

.00

*No EMA Authorized

Jan 1, 1925

4.0 cents

4.0 cents

 

Jul 1, 1934

1.0

5.0

 

Dec 17, 1943

1.0

6.0

 

Apr 1, 1948

1.0

7.0

 

Nov 1, 1949

1.0

8.0

 

Jul 1, 1951

1.0

9.0

 

Jun 14, 1958

1.0

10.0

 

Oct 13, 1962

2.0

12.0

 

 

By Contract

 

 

Jul 20, 1973

2.0

14.0

 

Mar 2, 1974

1.0

15.0

 

Jun 8, 1974

 

15.5

½ cent

Jul 21, 1975

1.5

17.0

 

Jul 21, 1976

1.0

18.0

 

May 7, 1977

 

18.5

½ cent

Jul 22, 1978

.50

19.0

 

Feb 10, 1979

 

19.5

½ cent

May 19, 1979

 

20.0

½ cent

Jun 16, 1979

 

20.5

½ cent

Jul 21, 1979

 

21.0

½ cent

Jul 21, 1979

1.0

22.0

 

Aug 17, 1979

 

22.5

½ cent

Sep 8, 1979

 

23.0

½ cent

Oct 20, 1979

 

23.5

½ cent

Nov 17, 1979

 

24.0

½ cent

Feb 9, 1980

 

24.5

½ cent

Mar 8, 1980

 

25.0

½ cent

Apr 19, 1980

 

26.0

1.0 cent

May 17, 1980

 

26.5

½ cent

Jul 19, 1980

1.0

27.5

 

Mar 21, 1981

 

28.0

½ cent

Apr 18, 1981

 

29.0

1.0 cent

May 16, 1981

 

29.5

½ cent

Jul 25, 1981

.50

30.0

 

Jul 24, 1982

1.0

31.0

 

Jul 23, 1983

.50

31.5

 

Mar 16, 1985

 

31.0

- ½ cent

Jul 20, 1985

 

31.5

½ cent

Jul 20, 1985

1.0

32.5

 

Apr 12, 1986

 

32.0

- ½ cent

May 10, 1986

 

31.0

- 1.0 cent

Jun 7, 1986

 

30.0

- 1.0 cent

Jul 19, 1986

 

30.5

½ cent

Sep 13, 1986

 

30.0

- ½ cent

Oct 11, 1986

 

29.5

- ½ cent

May 9, 1987

 

30.0

½ cent

Sep 12, 1987

 

30.5

½ cent

May 7, 1988

 

30.0

- ½ cent

Oct 8, 1988

 

30.5

½ cent

Jun 13, 1989

 

31.0

½ cent

Jul 1, 1989

 

31.5

½ cent

Nov 4, 1989

 

31.0

- ½ cent

Oct 6, 1990

 

32.0

1.0 cent

Nov 3, 1990

 

32.5

½ cent

Dec 1, 1990

2.5

35.0

 

Mar 9, 1991

 

34.5

- ½ cent

Apr 16, 1991

 

33.5

- 1 cent

May 14, 1991

 

33.0

- ½ cent

Aug 10, 1991

 

33.5

½ cent

Nov 30, 1991

.50

34.0

 

Mar 14, 1992

 

33.5

- ½ cent

Aug 8, 1992

 

34.0

½ cent

Nov 28, 1992

.50

34.5

 

Oct 30, 1993

 

34.0

- ½ cent

Oct 11, 1994

 

34.5

½ cent

Nov 21, 1995

.50

35.0

 

Jun 8, 1996

 

35.5

½ cent

Jul 6, 1996

1.0

36.5

 

Jul 5, 1997

 

36.0

- ½ cent

Jul 4, 1998

 

35.5

- ½ cent

Not Known

 

36.0

½ cent

Jan 1, 2000

1.0

37.0

 

Jul 1, 2000

2.0

39.0

 

Oct 7, 2000

 

38.5

- ½ cent

Dec 30, 2000

 

39.5

1.0 cent

Jun 30, 2001

 

40.5

1.0 cent

Oct 6, 2001

 

39.0

-1 ½ cents

Dec 29. 2001

 

38.0

-1.0 cent

Jul 13, 2002

 

39.0

1.0 cent

Jan 11, 2003

 

39.5

½ cent

Apr 5, 2003

 

40.5

1.0 cent

Jul 12, 2003

 

40.0

- 1/2 cent

Jan 10, 2004

 

39.0

-1.0 cent

Apr 3, 2004

 

40.0

1.0 cent

Jul 10, 2004

 

41.5

1.5 cents

 

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