PRINTER'S NO. 1501
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
261
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, ARGALL, SCAVELLO, YAW, BROWNE, WAGNER,
WARD, SABATINA AND AUMENT, JANUARY 13, 2016
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 13, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Congress of the United States to support a Passenger
Facility Charges (PFC) increase for commercial airports
controlled by public agencies.
WHEREAS, In 2010, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's public
use airports supported approximately 304,400 jobs, generated
$9.2 billion in annual payroll and produced $23.6 billion in
annual economic activities; and
WHEREAS, In 1990, the Congress of the United States
authorized Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs), local user fees
collected for every boarded passenger, to help airports of all
sizes meet their capital needs to finance Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) approved projects such as terminals,
parking and multimodal projects that enhance safety, security,
capacity, noise reduction or increase air carrier competition;
and
WHEREAS, PFCs are locally determined fees collected at the
point of sale, which do not affect Federal expenditures; and
WHEREAS, The PFC cap was last raised in 2000 when Congress
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