Bill > SB1788

This bill, by creating a new section 385.281, aims to restrict how local taxes collected on aviation fuel and revenues generated by international airports that receive federal or state transportation assistance can be spent. Specifically, these funds can only be used for the capital or operating costs of the airport itself, the local airport system, or other directly related local facilities that support air transportation of passengers or property. However, this restriction does not apply to local taxes collected when a private airport is sold to a public entity, provided certain conditions are met, including approval from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, federal funding for land acquisition, and repayment to the federal Department of Transportation by the private owner for specific prior federal grants. The bill also clarifies that it does not prevent the use of state aviation fuel taxes for state aviation programs or airport revenue for noise mitigation purposes.

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