RICHMOND, Va. - Each year, Virginia legislators debate how to fund road maintenance, and this year is no exception, The Washington Post reports.

The state House favors a plan ?" mostly approved by Gov. Bob McConnell ?" that would channel education and public safety funds to transportation, plus sell the naming rights to roads and bridges, which could bring in between $5 million to $20 million each year. The state Senate??s proposal would tie the state??s gasoline tax to the rate of inflation.

"There??s not enough money to pay for all the needs we have," said state Sen. John C. Watkins. "We are not going to wish our way out of this problem."

State Majority Whip Jackson H. Miller said the House plan makes "sure we are getting more money for transportation."

The state Senate proposal of annually adjusting the gasoline tax to inflation on highway construction materials would generate an estimated $123.6 million each year by 2018. Currently, Virginia taxes gasoline at 17.5 cents, a number that hasn??t increased since 1986.

However, the state House is likely to resist such a plan. Several delegates indicated their constituents are against increasing the gas tax.

Transportation funding is one of McDonnell??s top priorities for 2012. The governor refused to give his opinion on the state Senate proposal. "I??m going to wait to see what happens," he said to reporters. "We??re early in the process. These transportation proposals have a long way to go."