WHEREAS annually, significant state aviation fuel tax funds are disbursed to public use airports throughout the state; and
WHEREAS disbursements are made by the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics based on the formula of $.04 per gallon on aviation gasoline and jet fuel and 65% of the sales taxes collected on jet fuel used for commercial operations; and
WHEREAS moneys are disbursed monthly and are based on reporting from the airports and verification by the Colorado Department of Revenue of aviation fuel taxes received into the Aviation Fund; and
WHEREAS Club 20 believes that the current distribution formulas for the aviation fuel tax are fair to rural Colorado and the Western Slope, and highly beneficial to the region’s commercial service and general aviation airports;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Club 20:
- Supports the current state aviation fuel tax funding structure,
- Supports the distribution formula which provides funding for all public use airports and opposes any effort by the Colorado General Assembly to amend the current aviation fuel tax/fee structure or distribution formula in any way which would reduce funding for Western Slope airports, and
- Supports the Division of Aeronautics’ Discretionary Aviation Grant Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Club 20 believes all aviation fuel tax and fee revenues shall be used exclusively for aviation purposes as provided by Colorado Revised Statutes and the Constitution of Colorado.
Adopted March 8, 2002
Amended September 11, 2009
Amended April 9, 2010
Amended September 7, 2012
Amended September 8, 2017
Amended September 10, 2021