Commission approves license and lease amendment to clear way for 20‑mile Flint Hills jet‑fuel pipeline

The Austin Airport Commission on May 14 authorized staff to negotiate and execute a license agreement with Flint Hills Resources for a proposed roughly 20‑mile jet‑fuel pipeline from Bastrop to Austin and approved an amendment to the airline fueling consortium’s ground lease to accommodate the pipeline connection on airport property. Both items passed unanimously at the commission meeting.

The project, presented by Flint Hills representatives Andy Saenz and Jake Rent, would replace daily truck deliveries to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport with a 10‑inch pipeline intended to improve reliability and reduce truck traffic. "My name is Andy Saenz. I'm the public affairs director for Flint Hills Resources," Saenz said during the presentation. Jake Rent described the proposal as a step to address supply reliability: "This project aims to improve the reliability of the transportation fuel delivery system to the Austin Airport," he…