For immediate release June 4, 2018 
 
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Deal announces $28 million for local government airport sponsors 
Funding for 48 communities to be provided following discontinuation of local jet fuel sales tax collection by Department of Revenue 
 
Following guidance from the Department of Revenue (DOR), which Friday, June 1, announced it will suspend collection of local jet fuel sales tax in order to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, Gov. Nathan Deal today announced $28 million will be made available to 48 communities with airports. The funding, included in the amended FY2018 budget, will be provided to local government airport sponsors through a Department of Community Affairs (DCA) grant. 
"Today, Georgia has taken critical action to ensure our federal funding is not jeopardized and local governments that rely upon local jet fuel sales tax are made whole," said Deal. "In light of DOR's announcement, which brings Georgia into compliance with the federal government, I've allocated $28 million to assist the 48 local governments affected by suspension of the local sales tax. The grants, based on the remaining time and monthly average of each community's Special Local Option Sales Tax, will be disbursed by DCA by the end of this fiscal year." 
Today's announcement by DOR brings Georgia into compliance with the 2014 FAA rule on taxation of aviation fuel. This FAA rule affects local sales taxes authorized and collected after 1987 on the purchase of jet fuel. Read the DOR bulletin here. 
 
 Funding amounts for local government airport sponsors is attached. 
Jen Talaber Ryan jen.ryan@georgia.gov John Vaughan john.vaughan@georgia.gov 
 
 Jurisdiction BARTOW BEN HILL BULLOCH CARROLL CHATHAM CHATTAHOOCHEE CLAYTON COBB COLQUITT COOK COWETA CRISP DAWSON DODGE DOOLY DOUGHERTY EFFINGHAM EMANUEL EVANS FANNIN FAYETTE FLOYD GLYNN GREENE GWINNETT HENRY 
 
Grant Amount - Amended Fiscal Year 18 Budget Months 
 
Termination Date of Remaining of 
 
SPLOST 
 
SPLOST 
 
Grant Amount 
 
31-Dec-19 
 
18 
 
$ 
 
20,595 
 
30-Jun-23 
 
60 
 
$ 
 
1,505 
 
30-Sep-19 
 
15 
 
$ 
 
2,943 
 
31-Mar-21 
 
33 
 
$ 
 
12,229 
 
30-Sep-20 
 
27 
 
$ 
 
483,153 
 
31-Mar-20 
 
21 
 
$ 
 
21 
 
31-Dec-20 
 
30 
 
$ 26,949,840 
 
31-Dec-21 
 
42 
 
$ 
 
197,314 
 
31-Dec-18 
 
6 
 
$ 
 
3,377 
 
30-Sep-23 
 
63 
 
$ 
 
1,854 
 
31-Dec-18 
 
6 
 
$ 
 
2,944 
 
31-Dec-23 
 
66 
 
$ 
 
6,186 
 
30-Jun-21 
 
36 
 
$ 
 
2,861 
 
30-Sep-20 
 
27 
 
$ 
 
11 
 
31-Dec-18 
 
6 
 
$ 
 
107 
 
31-Mar-23 
 
57 
 
$ 
 
91,300 
 
30-Jun-22 
 
48 
 
$ 
 
1,312 
 
31-Dec-23 
 
66 
 
$ 
 
7,471 
 
31-Dec-23 
 
66 
 
$ 
 
2,099 
 
30-Sep-23 
 
63 
 
$ 
 
1,060 
 
30-Jun-23 
 
60 
 
$ 
 
38,228 
 
31-Mar-19 
 
9 
 
$ 
 
3,452 
 
30-Sep-20 
 
27 
 
$ 
 
83,989 
 
31-Dec-20 
 
30 
 
$ 
 
8,394 
 
31-Mar-23 
 
57 
 
$ 
 
228,215 
 
31-Mar-20 
 
21 
 
$ 
 
12,261 
 
5/29/2018 
 
 Jurisdiction HOUSTON JACKSON JEFF DAVIS JEFFERSON LIBERTY LOWNDES MACON MITCHELL NEWTON PAULDING POLK SPALDING STEPHENS STEWART SUMTER THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS TROUP UPSON WARE WHITFIELD TOTALS 
 
Grant Amount - Amended Fiscal Year 18 Budget Months 
 
Termination Date of Remaining of 
 
SPLOST 
 
SPLOST 
 
Grant Amount 
 
30-Sep-18 
 
3 
 
$ 
 
202 
 
30-Jun-23 
 
60 
 
$ 
 
3,165 
 
31-Dec-23 
 
66 
 
$ 
 
7,478 
 
31-Dec-21 
 
42 
 
$ 
 
344 
 
31-Mar-23 
 
57 
 
$ 
 
5,185 
 
31-Dec-19 
 
18 
 
$ 
 
22,308 
 
30-Sep-22 
 
51 
 
$ 
 
9,086 
 
31-Dec-23 
 
66 
 
$ 
 
18,338 
 
30-Jun-23 
 
60 
 
$ 
 
15,666 
 
31-Mar-23 
 
57 
 
$ 
 
842 
 
30-Jun-20 
 
24 
 
$ 
 
289 
 
31-Mar-22 
 
45 
 
$ 
 
7,168 
 
30-Jun-20 
 
24 
 
$ 
 
3,939 
 
31-Mar-19 
 
9 
 
$ 
 
930 
 
31-Dec-20 
 
30 
 
$ 
 
3,328 
 
31-Dec-18 
 
6 
 
$ 
 
14,406 
 
31-Dec-18 
 
6 
 
$ 
 
1,342 
 
31-Dec-20 
 
30 
 
$ 
 
5,477 
 
31-Dec-18 
 
6 
 
$ 
 
356 
 
30-Jun-22 
 
48 
 
$ 
 
9,315 
 
30-Jun-20 
 
24 
 
$ 
 
4,352 
 
30-Jun-19 
 
12 
 
$ 
 
1,500 
 
$ 28,297,735 
 
5/29/2018