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Comparison of three Washington state senate bills (SB 5989, SB 5898, SB 6240) regarding aviation fuel taxes, showing tax revenue redistribution, fiscal impacts, and effective dates. Bills propose redirecting various taxes on aircraft fuels to aeronautics and mitigation accounts.

Fiscal note for Senate Bill 5898 regarding aircraft fuel tax proceeds, showing financial impacts on Department of Revenue and Department of Ecology. Shows estimated cash receipts and expenditures across multiple biennia from 2025-2031.

A Washington State Senate bill report analyzing SB 5898, which would direct all proceeds from hazardous substance tax, petroleum product tax, and oil spill response tax on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account. The report includes background on aviation fuel taxes, committee testimony, and analysis of impacts on environmental cleanup funding.

A senate bill report analyzing SB5989, which would direct a portion of state sales and use tax on aviation fuel to the aeronautics account instead of the general fund. The bill starts with 0.5% in fiscal year 2027, increasing to 1% beginning in fiscal year 2028, and requires DOT reporting on funded airport projects.

Washington Senate bill report proposing to allocate a portion of hazardous substance tax revenues from aviation fuel to create a state aircraft noise and air quality mitigation account. The account would fund grant programs through the Department of Commerce for mitigation strategies in aviation-impacted communities.

Fiscal note for Bill 5989 SB regarding aircraft fuel tax distribution, showing estimated cash receipts and expenditures for multiple agencies including Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation. The bill changes how state sales and use taxes on aircraft fuel are divided between the General Fund and Aeronautics Account.

Multiple Agency Fiscal Note for Bill 5989 SB regarding aircraft fuel tax distribution. Shows estimated cash receipts and expenditures for Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation across multiple fiscal periods, with revenue decreases to General Fund and corresponding increases to Aeronautics Account.

Senate Bill 5898 proposes to direct proceeds from taxes on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account. The bill amends several RCW sections related to hazardous substance taxes, oil spill response taxes, and other petroleum product taxation, specifically creating provisions for aircraft fuel tax proceeds to be deposited into the aeronautics account.

A bill request by Senator Tina Orwall from the Washington State Code Reviser’s Office (S-3678.1/26) to allocate a portion of hazardous tax revenues derived from aviation fuel specifically to aircraft noise and air quality mitigation. The bill amends existing RCW sections to create an ‘Aircraft noise and air quality mitigation allocation’ based on petroleum product

Legal analysis from Steve Taber @ Leech Tishman examining how Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) addresses climate goals through federal tax incentives and production targets, while highlighting the gap between SAF’s global climate benefits and local community impacts like noise and air quality that remain unaddressed.