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ITD seeks $10 million in aviation grants and equipment spending authority; director outlines fuel‑tax receipts and aircraft repair needs
Summary
The governor recommended $10 million in aviation grants and equipment spending authority; ITD told JFAC funds would support community airport grants, equipment and an aircraft engine replacement program funded from aviation fuel tax receipts and interest earnings.
The Idaho Transportation Department and its aeronautics program asked JFAC for authority to spend about $10 million that the department said is available in the aeronautics account from aviation fuel tax receipts and interest.
Director Scott Stokes and Ms. Brooke Dupree described the intended uses as community airport grants, equipment replacement and maintenance of ITD’s state aircraft. Dupree and Stokes said roughly $4 million of the requested package comes from interest earned on a Strategic Initiatives Aeronautics Fund; roughly $500,000 is remaining aviation fuel tax receipts available for…
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