Regulations and Government
Future FAA funding uncertain as legislators debate the details
With stark differences between House and Senate versions of FAA reauthorization bills working their way through Congress, some industry and congressional i

With stark differences between House and Senate versions of FAA reauthorization bills working their way through Congress, some industry and congressional insiders see little chance of an agreement before September 30, the day when current taxes and fees that support the FAA expire.

In late June the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released H.R.2881, which called for a modest increase in the fuel taxes paid by general aviation. That proposal did not include the $25 turbine IFR modernization surcharge for each flight segment contained in a Senate reauthorization bill.