TagAviation Fuel(61)
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2026-01-08Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Climate Promise, Legal Structure, and the Community Gap
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. -
2026-01-01Senate Bill 6240 – Allocating hazardous substance tax revenues from aviation fuel to aircraft noise and air quality mitigation
Washington State Senate Bill 6240 introduced by Senator Orwall in the 2026 legislative session. The bill proposes to allocate a portion of hazardous substance tax revenues derived from aviation fuel to aircraft noise and air quality mitigation programs in a new, dedicated state account with funds available to the RCW53 aviation-impacted area. It is estimated -
2026-01-01Senate Bill 6352 – 2026 Transportation Resources Act
A comprehensive transportation bill from the 2026 Washington State Legislature addressing mobile driver’s licenses, fee increases, and a large carve out for Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The bill also introduces mobile credentials for driver’s licenses and ID cards, and implements a $1 annual fee increase starting July 2028. -
2025-12-11USC TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 47133 – Restriction on use of revenues
This section of U.S. transportation law restricts how airports receiving federal assistance can spend their revenues, generally limiting spending to airport capital and operating costs. However, it explicitly clarifies that nothing in the law prevents the use of airport revenue—on or off airport grounds—for noise mitigation purposes, which is directly relevant to communities affected by airport noise such as those near Sea-Tac. Additional provisions outline exceptions for prior financing agreements and the sale of private airports to public sponsors. -
2025-12-10Sustainable Aviation Fuel Use at a Washington State International Airport: Regional Air Quality Benefits
A University of Washington research team examined the air quality benefits of using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at a Washington State international airport, covering activity during the year 2024. The report, prepared by the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and submitted in December 2025, analyzes how SAF adoption can reduce harmful emissions in the surrounding region. It offers findings relevant to policymakers, airport operators, and communities concerned about the environmental impact of aviation fuel use. -
2025-12-09Highline Forum Port of Seattle State legislative agenda Aviation topics
Aviation legislative agenda adopted by the Port of Seattle covering aviation fuel tax amendments, sustainable aviation fuel incentives, and StART committee policy priorities. Also lists bills not included in the Port’s adopted agenda. -
2025-11-20WA declares emergency so Sea-Tac will get fuel despite pipeline leak
By The Associated Press The Associated Press Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declared an emergency Wednesday to ensure enough jet fuel gets to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a leak shut down a major fuel pipeline. The order temporarily waives and suspends state regulations limiting the number of hours commercial vehicle operators can drive when transporting jet -
2025-11-16Damage to major fuel pipeline temporarily impacted deliveries to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
BP and airport officials told ABC News there is enough fuel for operations. Airlines operating at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport were warned that they may have needed to conserve fuel due to a problem with a major pipeline that supplies jet fuel to the airport. Carriers were advised of the possibility that they would have been -
2025-10-29SAF Pathway Comparison Chart
A structured comparison table outlining four Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production pathways: HEFA-SPK, FT-SPK, Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ), and Power-to-Liquid (PtL)/e-fuels, detailing their feedstocks, emissions reduction potential, scalability, and notes. No specific organizational authorship or date is visible in the image. -
2025-10-21FAA Letter to Washington State DOT on Aviation Fuel Tax Compliance
The FAA sent a letter to Washington State's Aviation Director in October 2025 reviewing how the state collects and spends aviation fuel taxes, noting that despite having an approved compliance plan, the state has still not provided actual tax collection figures after 11 years. The FAA flagged concerns about three types of taxes — aircraft fuel tax, sales and use taxes, and environmental taxes (HST and PPT) — questioning whether the environmental tax revenues are being properly directed toward aviation purposes. The agency also reviewed over $97 million in state appropriations claimed as offsets, finding more than $82 million ineligible and nearly $15 million requiring further justification before a final compliance determination can be made.