Revision: April 9, 2018, 2:45 p.m.
HB 124-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Feb2018... 2470h
2017 SESSION
17-0042
03/01
HOUSE BILL 124-FN
AN ACT relative to certain aircraft registration fees and airways tolls.
SPONSORS: Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. R. Ober, Hills. 37; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28; Rep. Jack, Hills. 36; Rep. Ferreira, Hills. 28; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill requires quarterly reporting by airport owners, modifies registration and operating fees for aircraft, changes the rate of airways tolls, and adjusts the distribution of operating fee revenue.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2018... 2470h 17-0042
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to certain aircraft registration fees and airways tolls.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Reporting by Airport. Amend RSA 422 by inserting after section 20 the following new section:
422:20-a Reporting by Airport. The owner of each airport open for public use shall submit to the department quarterly a list of all aircraft, including the federal registration number for each aircraft, that are based at that airport.
2 Repeal. RSA 422:31, I-II, relative to aircraft registration fees, are repealed.
3 Aircraft Operating Fee. RSA 422:31, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
III. An aircraft operating fee for each aircraft for which a state registration certificate is required. The amount of the fee shall be based on the maximum certificated gross weight of the aircraft, as follows:
0-3000 lbs. $100
3001-8000 lbs. $250
8001-12,500 lbs. $2,500
more than 12,500 lbs. $3,500
4 New Section; Reporting by Commissioner. Amend RSA 422 by inserting after section 31 the following new section:
422:31-a Reporting by Commissioner. On or before September 15 of each year, the commissioner shall certify in a report to the governor and the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees on ways and means the following information: for the fiscal year just ended, the numbers of aircraft registered in each of the weight classes listed in RSA 422:31, III; operating fee revenues received by weight class; the numbers of aircraft by weight class that were based during the fiscal year at each of the airports open for public use; and a summary report showing the total numbers of such registered aircraft by weight class by year beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
5 Airways Toll. Amend RSA 422:34, I-II to read as follows:
I. There is hereby imposed an airways toll of [$.04] $.08 per gallon upon the sale of each gallon of motor fuel or fuel, as defined by RSA 259:58, sold to and used in the propulsion of aircraft. The airways toll shall be subject to the exemptions provided for government sales by RSA 260:32.
II. There is hereby imposed an airways toll of [$.02] $.049 per gallon on the sale of each gallon of aviation jet fuel sold and used in the propulsion of aircraft. All aircraft, however, that are certified to operate under part 121 of the rules and regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration shall pay an airways toll of [$.005] $.027 per gallon on aviation jet fuel sold and used in the propulsion of aircraft.
6 Operating Fee Revenues. Amend RSA 422:36, II to read as follows:
II. Disbursements of revenue from the aircraft operating fee shall be made by the department after collection of such fees provided that [1/4] $250,000 of aircraft operating fee revenues originating at a publicly or privately owned airport shall be available each fiscal year for public use and shall, upon application, be paid over to the aeronautical fund established for that airport and shall be used for aeronautical purposes.
7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
17-0042
Amended 4/9/18
HB 124-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2017-2470h)
AN ACT relative to certain aircraft registration fees and airways tolls.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | See Methodology Below | |||
Expenditures | See Methodology Below | |||
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - DOT Restricted Revenue - Distribution to Airports | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill repeals aircraft registration fees, modifies the aircraft operating fee structure, changes the annual distribution to airports from ¼ of operating fee revenue to $250,000, and increases airway toll (“fuel tax”) rates:
Description | Current Law | Proposed |
Aircraft Registration Fees (Annual) | Resident - $48 | None |
Aircraft Operating Fees (Annual) | $0.01/lb of Maximum Certified Gross Weight, Plus Millage Based on Year Manufactured: | 0-3000 lbs. - $100 |
Aircraft Operating Fees - Distribution to Airports (Annual) | 1/4 of Aircraft Operating Fee Revenue | $250,000 of Aircraft Operating Fee Revenue |
Airways Toll | Aviation Fuel - $0.04 | Aviation Fuel - $0.08 |
Based on FY 2017 data, this bill will result in the following impacts (rounded):
Source of Revenue | Current Law | Proposed | Increase / (Decrease) |
Aircraft Registration Fees | $62,000 | $0 | ($62,000) |
Aircraft Operating Fees | $997,000 | $420,000 | ($577,000) |
Airways Toll | $242,000 | $841,000 | $599,000 |
TOTAL | $1,301,000 | $1,261,000 | ($40,000) |
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Distribution of Revenue | Current Law | Proposed | Increase / (Decrease) |
General Fund |
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From Registration Fees | $62,000 | $0 | ($62,000) |
From Operating Fees | $747,000 | $170,000 | ($577,000) |
General Fund Total | $809,000 | $170,000 | ($639,000) |
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DOT Restricted (Distributed to Airports) |
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From Operating Fees | $250,000 | $250,000 | $0 |
From Airways Toll | $242,000 | $841,000 | $599,000 |
DOT Restricted Total | $492,000 | $1,091,000 | $599,000 |
TOTAL | $1,301,000 | $1,261,000 | ($40,000) |
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation