Wed, Mar 19, 2003
Somebody Has to Pay -- And Ultimately, It's You!
The
Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners approved filing a
request on Tuesday, a request with the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), to increase the passenger facility charge
(PFC) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to $4.50 from the
current $3, effective June 1, 2003. The charge, collected by
airlines from each enplaned passenger, funds noise mitigation and
residential acquisition in communities surrounding LAX.
The FAA approved the $3 charge in 1997, and airlines began
collecting the charge in February 1998, to raise a total of $150
million for soundproofing and residential acquisition. Los Angeles
World Airports (LAWA), the Los Angeles City department that owns
and operates LAX and three other Southern California airports, then
began its residential soundproofing program in Los Angeles, as well
as a matching grants program for the soundproofing programs of the
cities of El Segundo and Inglewood, and Los Angeles County.
LAWA
later amended the application in 1998 to add a land acquisition
component to its program. The FAA granted LAWA permission to
collect the $3 charge through June 2004, raising an additional $290
million for residential land acquisition. This second amendment
asking for an increase to $4.50 per passenger reflects higher costs
for soundproofing residences and acquiring residential property. If
the FAA approves this second amendment, LAWA expects to receive an
additional $260 million for these programs, including $80 million
for residential soundproofing in Los Angeles, $10 million for
soundproofing grants in neighboring cities, and $170 million to
acquire properties in the Manchester Square and Belford residential
areas.
If approved by the FAA, collection of the charge by airlines for
this second amendment would begin June 1, 2003, and end July 1,
2006.
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