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Ohio aviation group urges directing aviation fuel tax receipts into airport improvement trust under HB 54
Summary
The Ohio Aviation Association urged the House Transportation Committee to amend HB 54 to direct state aviation fuel tax receipts into an airport improvement trust so airports can provide required local matches and pull down more federal aviation dollars.
Tony Fiore, executive director of the Ohio Aviation Association, told the Ohio House Transportation Committee on Feb. 12 that Ohio airports lack a dedicated funding stream and urged an amendment to House Bill 54 to direct aviation fuel tax receipts into an airport improvement program.
Fiore said Ohio’s 104 publicly owned, public-use airports generate substantial economic activity — citing a 2014 statewide study at about $15 billion and a more recent Central Ohio regional study of about $13 billion — and estimating statewide impact “around $30,000,000,000.” He testified that Ohio’s airports employ more than 119,000 people and have roughly $1,180,000,000 in planned construction over the next four years, based on data airports file with…
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