MONTGOMERY – An east Alabama lawmaker wants Gov. Bob Riley to consider a one-year removal of the state’s motor fuel tax, but Riley says that would deprive the state of needed road construction money.

Rep. Lesley Vance, a Phenix City Democrat, has introduced a House resolution asking the Republican governor to remove the 16 cents-a-gallon tax, lowering gasoline prices at the pump. With gas prices averaging more than $3.60 a gallon, Vance said motorists need relief.