Sen. Sununu opposes creation of a new fee system
Sen. Sununu opposes creation of a new fee system
During the Senate’s consideration of the FAA funding bill earlier this month, Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) came to the floor to speak out against user fees and praise the compromise bill crafted by the Senate Finance and Commerce committees. “There was a lot of disagreement as to whether we should create a new fee system, whether we should create a new bureaucracy for assessing fees on general aviation. I am pleased to see that we did not go that route,” stated Sen. Sununu. Read more on AOPA Online.
May 16, 2008
Sometimes in politics, the good news is that bad news won’t happen. Thanks to AOPA, antique aircraft collectors and aviation employers in Louisiana dodged legislative bullets that would have raised the costs of aircraft ownership or of doing business.
The Illinois legislature May 30 approved Senate Bill 2326, a measure that protects aircraft currently operating under a rolling stock exemption.
With the 149 federal contract control towers that faced sequestration-induced shutdowns spared by Congress until Sept. 30, AOPA and other aviation organizations are working to secure the program’s funding in Fiscal Year 2014.