Minnesota Business Aviation Association

1. Minnesota Business Aviation Association

2. History of Business and General Aviation Aircraft Registration 1945 Regulatory Statutes enacted 1957 Civil Air Patrol exempted from aircraft registration 1987 Minimum recreational a/c tax raised from $10 to $50 1999 Registration tax for agricultural a/c capped at $500

3. History of Flight Property Tax • Regulatory Statutes enacted at 40% of value • 40% lowered to 33.3% of value • 1976 Exempted a/c weighing less than 30,000 pounds • Schedule of ratios replaced percentage ratio. Revenue yield specified by statute, rather than the statewide average property tax mill rate. • 1992 Revenue yield changed to property tax portion of the State Airports Fund.

4. State Airport Fund Shift in Revenue since 1976

5. Revenue streams have shifted over the years:

6. Aviation Fuel Tax Enacted 1945 Aviation Fuel Tax 4 cents/gallon up to 50,000 gal. 2 cents/gallon above 50,000 to 150,000 gal. 1 cent/gallon above 150,000 to 200,000 gal. ½ cent/gallon above 200,000 gallons. * In 1951, the 4 cents/gallon bracket increased one cent to 5 cents/gallon. FY 2012 Revenue Generated $3,470,000 * In January 2008, the MN Dept. of Revenue reported the effective fuel tax rate on aviation fuel is approximately $0.0078 per gallon.

7. Current A/C Registration Tax on $5,000,000 Aircraft or MGTOW of 12,500 lbs.

8. Current A/C Registration Tax on $20,000,000 Aircraft or MGTOW of 35,000 lbs.

9. FY12 and Projected FY14 Revenue Total Fuel Consumption = 330,000,000 gallons Commercial fuel burned = 316,800,000 gallons (96%) Business fuel burned = 13,200,000 gallons (4%)

10. 2014 A/C Registration Tax on $20,000,000 Aircraft or MGTOW of 35,000 lbs.