Notes
Email chain forwarded by Ann Richart (WSDOT Aviation Director) to Ryan Zulauf (FAA) on March 18, 2026, documenting escalating FAA compliance dispute over Washington State aviation fuel taxes and federal revenue use requirements. Steven Breaux (WSDOT Director of Legislative Relations) provides a timeline of correspondence from April 10, 2024 through March 17, 2026, including FAA requests for information, WSDOT extension requests, and an FAA demand threatening ‘compliance and enforcement actions’ within 10 days if information is not provided. Recipients include Megan Cotton (Governor’s Office), Erik Hansen (OFM), Kate Armstrong and Steve Ewing (DOR), Kerri Woehler (WSDOT M2D2 Assistant Secretary), and Beau Perschbacher (GOV). WSDOT states it ‘does not have the ability to provide the requested information.’ Key agencies: WSDOT, FAA, Washington Department of Revenue (DOR), Office of Financial Management (OFM), Office of Governor Bob Ferguson. Relevant statutes: federal revenue use requirements, Ch. 42.56 RCW.