SB 396 -- JET FUEL TAX AND AIR CONTROL TOWER FUNDING SPONSOR: Crowell (Cooper, 158) COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on Ways and Means by a vote of 12 to 0. This bill extends from December 31, 2008, to December 31, 2013, the transfer of jet fuel sales tax revenue into the State Aviation Trust Fund and increases from $125,000 to $167,000 per year the amount that certain individual airports can receive for air traffic control towers. FISCAL NOTE: No impact on state funds in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the bill increases to $168,000 the amount of annual grants that an airport can apply to maintain control tower functions and extends the expiration date on the jet fuel tax. The cap is not changed from $500,000. Testifying for the bill was Senator Crowell. OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee. Karla Strobel, Legislative AnalystCopyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives