Congress as part of FAA Reauthorization legislation and other measures is actively considering a number of issues of enormous importance to airports including an increase in the cap on local Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs), funding for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and onerous Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) standards. Your Airport Legislative Alliance staff remains actively engaged on Capitol Hill on these issues, and we hope that the following materials will assist you in weighing in with your own congressional delegations on these important matters. Please take time today to contact your elected officials to let them know what these issues mean to your airport and your community. Your efforts are increasingly important as Washington seeks to significantly limit federal support for key programs.
PFCs give airports critical local self help to address infrastructure needs. The current federal PFC cap is woefully inadequate and long overdue for adjustment.
User-supported AIP funding has a proven record of effectively addressing safety, security, capacity, and environmental needs at airports and merits the strong support of Congress.
Contact your elected officials to urge opposition to excessive ARFF standards.
