Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Organization Feels Fuel Tax Would Be More Effective In
Generating Needed Revenue
The NBAA today welcomed a recent
call from Rep. Jerry Costello (D-12-IL) (pictured) to
President Barack Obama to keep user fees out of the
administration's fiscal year 2012 budget.
On January 7, Costello, who serves on the House Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee, issued a statement urging President
Obama not to include general aviation user fees in the upcoming
budget.
"We want to reiterate that a user fee proposal would be a step
backward," said Costello. "This is an issue that we have had
bipartisan agreement on in recent years and there is no reason to
reconsider it. I will not support a budget or an FAA
Reauthorization bill that includes user fees."
Costello is circulating a letter opposing user fees to his House
colleagues for their signature. The Congressman organized a similar
initiative in 2009, which was met with strong, bipartisan
support.
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen applauded Costello's
recent remarks, stating: "Representative Costello has always been
an effective champion for general aviation, and we thank him for
taking this action early in the year to send a clear and strong
message of opposition to user fees for the industry."
NBAA and the rest of the general aviation community have long
been unified in advocating for the industry to help fund the FAA
and aviation system modernization through proven, efficient fuel
taxes instead of untried and burdensome user fees. Bolen noted that
user fees would require a large bureaucracy to manage, and would
impose a burden on the many small and mid-size businesses that rely
on an airplane to succeed. He added that NBAA would continue to
support aviation system modernization without user fees for general
aviation, and that continued grassroots mobilization by the
Association's Members would be key to ensuring that the industry's
position on the issue is well understood by Washington
policymakers.
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