LOCALS WATCH AVIATION BILL'S PROGRESS

City and county leaders say they are relying on Representative Bud Shuster's political acumen to help pass aviation legislation in 2000: legislation they claim is critical to the safe and successful operation of the nation's airports. The House overwhelmingly passed the Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century in June 1999. The act increases airport spending by $14 billion over the next 5 years. So far, however, getting the Senate to agree to the House bill's provisions has not been easy. The House proposes a bill worth $57 billion for aviation infrastructure improvements that would run through 2004, while the Senate advocates only a $34 billion increase that would end in 2002. Additionally, the House wants to increase the passenger facility charge from $3 to $6, but the Senate is balking. The biggest disagreement involves whether to take the Aviation Trust Fund off-budget. Senate and White House advocates favor keeping the trust fund as part of the general fund.

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  Intertec Publishing Corporation

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• Authors:
  • Preston, M
• Publication Date: 2000-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 12
• Serial:
  • American City & County
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0149-337X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Budgeting; Financing; Government funding; Improvements; Infrastructure; Laws; Legislation; Politics
• Identifier Terms: Airport and Airway Trust Fund; Aviation investment and Reform act; United States Congress
• Uncontrolled Terms: Passenger facility charge
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Law; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783691
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 8 2000 12:00AM