Regulations and Government
DOT secretary ‘concerned’ by House stance on user fees
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters voiced disapproval of the recently passed House FAA Reauthorization Bill at the opening ceremonies of the 60th Annual

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters voiced disapproval of the recently passed House FAA Reauthorization Bill at the opening ceremonies of the 60th Annual NBAA Convention here yesterday. The House bill, approved on September 20, relies on fuel taxes rather than user fees to fund the FAA, and Secretary Peters said the Bush Administration was “concerned the bill doesn’t have a cost-based system to fund the FAA.”

After the gathering, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen, who hosted the ceremony, told NBAA Convention News it is unclear whether the President Bush would veto a final version of the Reauthorization Bill that failed to incorporate some form of user fees.