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Witnesses split on taxing jet and avgas; AOPA opposes, climate coalition supports tax increases
Summary
The Joint Committee on Revenue received opposing testimony on House Bill 4080 and Senate Bill 1924, with AOPA opposing increases to aviation fuel taxes and a climate coalition urging higher jet fuel taxes to curb emissions and fund local mitigation.
The Joint Committee on Revenue received competing testimony on fuel taxation proposals that would raise taxes on aviation gasoline and jet fuel.
Sean Collins, Eastern Regional Manager for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), testified in opposition to House Bill 4080 and Senate Bill 1924. Collins said AOPA opposes both measures because “the FAA mandates that all tax revenue from aviation fuels, both jet fuel and aviation gasoline, must return to the system of airports strictly for use in eligible aeronautical development…
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