[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1943. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1911 submitted by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz,
Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) and intended to be proposed to the bill
H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and
improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation
programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:
After section 702, insert the following:
SEC. 702A. CLARIFYING AIRPORT REVENUE USE OF LOCAL GENERAL
SALES TAXES.
(a) Written Assurances on Revenue Use.--Section 47107(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(4) This subsection does not apply to local general sales
taxes as provided in section 47133(b)(4).''.
(b) Restriction on Use of Revenues.--Section 47133(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(4) Local general sales taxes.--Subsection (a) shall not
apply to revenues from generally applicable sales taxes
imposed by a local government, provided--
``(A) the local government had a generally applicable sales
tax that did not exclude aviation fuel in effect prior to
December 9, 2014;
``(B) the local government is not a sponsor of a public
airport; and
``(C) a large hub airport, which had more than 35,000,000
enplanements in calendar year 2021, is located within the
jurisdiction of the local government.''.
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