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Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission keeps mobile fuel trucks eligible, extends useful life to 15 years
Summary
The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission voted to keep mobile fueling systems eligible for state airport construction grants, allow both Jet A and 100LL (avgas), set a 15-year useful-life for replacements and maintain a 50/50 state-local match with a $300,000 cap.
The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission voted July 9 to keep mobile fueling systems eligible for the state Airport Construction Program (ACP), to allow both Jet A and 100‑octane low‑lead avgas (100LL) trucks, and to set the useful life for grant-eligible fuel trucks at 15 years.
Commissioners discussed whether to limit eligibility by fuel type, extend the useful life, and preserve the program’s 50/50 state-local match. Staff presented background on the program’s pro‑growth infrastructure goals and said mobile fuel trucks were intended for airport-operated fuel systems where a city, county, university or other public sponsor manages fuel sales. Director Grayson Ardies noted the program was developed after the agency added permanent fuel systems to the ACP and that mobile trucks had been added to administrative rules following earlier Commission direction.
The Commission’s motion retained both fuel types and set the useful life at 15 years. The current 50/50 cost share and a maximum state grant cap of $300,000 remain unchanged. Commissioners said the match requirement and project review would limit funding to airports with demonstrated local commitment or growing fuel demand.
Why it matters: mobile fueling trucks are a lower‑cost option for airports that cannot support fixed fuel systems or full‑time private FBO operations. Commissioners said the change will help some small and mid‑sized public airports replace aging trucks and attract aviation activity while preserving local skin in the game.
What the motion does: the Commission directed staff to pursue administrative rule changes reflecting the 15‑year useful life, continued eligibility for both Jet A and 100LL, and the existing 50/50 match with a $300,000 cap. Staff said they would develop project‑level guidance to help evaluate applications (for example, growth in fuel sales or based aircraft) rather than hard numeric thresholds in the rule language.
Vote: The motion passed by roll call with all commissioners voting “Aye.”
Next steps: staff will proceed with the administrative rulemaking process and return proposed rule text and any implementation guidance to the Commission for final approval before the rules are filed and published.
