The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Thursday approved the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. The measure would raise the PFC cap to $7 and increase overall AIP funding by $100 million per year.
Lawmakers will likely try to eliminate the PFC increase when the bill reaches the House floor, AAAE's Airport Legislative Alliance staff report. AAAE will fight those efforts and continue to urge lawmakers to raise the PFC cap to at least $7.50 and index it for construction cost inflation.
The House bill also includes a proposal that could force airports to comply with unnecessary and excessive NFPA standards. AAAE strongly opposes that provision and is urging Congress to reject it.
AAAE legislative and regulatory members may view the full Airport Alert online at http://www.aaae.org/federal_affairs/airport_legislative_alliance/airport_alerts/.
