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Congressmen Continue Push for Safer Helo Fuel Tanks

Two Colorado congressman are continuing push for mandatory crash resistant fuel systems (CRFS) in all helicopter air ambulances.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

July 6, 2020

Two Colorado congressman are continuing push for mandatory crash resistant fuel systems (CRFS) in all helicopter air ambulances. Democrats U.S. Reps. Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) renewed their call for their colleagues to pass Safe Helicopters Now Act, which provides operators who install the safer fuel systems with offsetting tax credits. Those systems are already required in new-production helicopters effective April 5, 2020, under the provisions of the 2018 FAA reauthorization.

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