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Association asks lawmakers to exempt privately owned public-use airport infrastructure from property tax
Summary
The Massachusetts Airport Management Association urged the Revenue Committee to back H 3125, which would exempt runway and taxiway infrastructure at privately owned public-use airports from property taxation; the association said 10 of the state's 39 public-use airports are privately owned and currently taxed on aviation infrastructure.
Tom Hurley, executive director of the Massachusetts Airport Management Association, told the Joint Committee on Revenue that H 3125 would remove property taxes on airport infrastructure (runways and taxiways) at privately owned public-use airports while leaving non-aviation land and buildings taxable.
Hurley said 39 public-use airports exist in Massachusetts and that about 10 are privately owned;…
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