Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 211

  • Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
  • Aircraft: means a contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air and specifically includes ultralight aircraft. See
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

§ 211. Appropriation from taxes on aircraft fuel

Funds appropriated from the proceeds of any tax on aircraft fuel, including jet fuel and aviation gasoline, shall be expended under the direction of the Agency exclusively for aviation purposes consistent with 49 U.S.C. § 47133 and Federal Aviation Administration regulations and policies, including to provide:

(1) navigational aids to airmen;

(2) marking, lighting, removal, or elimination of obstructions or hazards to flight; and

(3) for the improvement of landing areas or facilities that are permanently established for the public use of aircraft. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)