Reacting to Wednesday's
news reports about user-fee based aviation legislation under
consideration by Congress, the Alliance for Aviation Across America
released the following statement to ANN:
"When the Alliance was formed, a key unifying principle was our
total opposition to user fees for aviation system funding. As we
have reiterated, the Alliance opposes user fees in any form for
several reasons. First, they needlessly replace the current,
efficient aviation excise taxes with a system that presents a
significant administrative burden for operators. Additionally, user
fee funding mechanisms can erode Congressional decision-making
authority. Furthermore, the introduction of aviation user fees
could put the United States on the path to privatization of the Air
Traffic Control system, something the Alliance opposes."
"Unfortunately, recent news reports have indicated that Congress
may be considering legislation that includes a user fee for
aviation system funding. While we have not seen actual legislation,
we know that if a bill is introduced that includes any type of user
fee, the Alliance will oppose it, and urge Congress to remove it
from any legislation under consideration.
"We look forward to working with the Senate on a bill for
funding the Federal Aviation Administration and modernizing the
aviation system that is in the best interests of all aviation
users, including those in small towns and rural areas across
America."
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