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Competing testimony on aviation fuel taxes: AOPA warns of federal limits; advocates cite emissions and justice case for higher jet-fuel tax
Summary
At a Joint Committee on Revenue hearing, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association opposed proposed aviation fuel tax increases, while environmental and public-health advocates supported higher jet-fuel taxes to address emissions and fund climate resilience.
Two opposing perspectives on aviation fuel taxation were presented to the Joint Committee on Revenue as lawmakers heard House Bill 4080 and Senate Bill 1924.
Sean Collins, Eastern regional manager for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), testified virtually in opposition to both bills. Collins told the committee that “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 purposes.” He said neither bill explains how the revenue…
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