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2026-09-30Governor Gavin Newsom VETO Message: Senate Bill 661
Veto message dated September 30, 2026 from California Governor Gavin Newsom returning Senate Bill 661 (SB 661). SB 661 would have redirected state sales and use tax revenue attributable to jet fuel from the General Fund, Local Public Safety Fund, and Local Revenue Fund to the Aeronautics Account and established a new formula for distributing funds to airports and aviation-related programs as an alternative mechanism for complying with the FAA's Airport Revenue Use Policy. Had this bill passed into law it would have set a precedent for WA, which also depends heavily on aviation fuel taxes for off-airport purposes. -
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2026-09-19DCA Air Safety Act
Senate bill introduced by Senators Kaine and Warner in the 119th Congress, 2nd Session, to amend title 49, United States Code, improving operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The bill cites the January 29, 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army H-60 Black Hawk helicopter, noting one air -
2026-09-18Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says
The boom in private aviation is also driving demand for additional infrastructure. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations A new report has put a spotlight on the rapid expansion of private jet travel in the US, revealing that owners are not paying -
2026-09-15DCA Air Safety Act (Senators Kane and Warner)
Senate bill introduced by Senators Kaine and Warner in the 119th Congress, 2nd Session, to amend title 49, United States Code, improving operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The bill cites the January 29, 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army H-60 Black Hawk helicopter, noting one air -
2026-09-09Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety at DCA | U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) announced the DCA Air Safety Act, legislation that would improve safety in the constrained and complex airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after last year’s deadly midair collision that claimed 67 lives. The bill would cap hourly arrivals, reduce -
Smith 8211 pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement page 3
Congressional amendment to Rules Committee Print 119-8 offered by Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, adding a new section to title XVII establishing a pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement under 49 U.S.C. sections 47109 and 47110. The FAA would establish a pilot program at up to 4 large hub public-use airports providing a -
Smith 8211 pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement page 2
Congressional amendment to Rules Committee Print 119-8 offered by Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, adding a new section to title XVII establishing a pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement under 49 U.S.C. sections 47109 and 47110. The FAA would establish a pilot program at up to 4 large hub public-use airports providing a -
Smith 8211 pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement page 1
Congressional amendment to Rules Committee Print 119-8 offered by Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, adding a new section to title XVII establishing a pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement under 49 U.S.C. sections 47109 and 47110. The FAA would establish a pilot program at up to 4 large hub public-use airports providing a -
2026-09-0649 U.S.C. § 47110 Allowable Project Costs
49 U.S.C. § 47110 from Title 49 Transportation, governing allowable project costs under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Covers standards for allowable costs including grant agreement compliance, incentive payments for early contractor completion, noise compatibility programs, letters of intent for primary, reliever, nonhub, and non-primary airports, nonallowable costs (public parking, airport buildings, decorative landscaping, sculpture),