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IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING PLAN The Aviation Review Committee provides the State Aviation Board with a final recommendation report for final decision making authority. The State Aviation Board selects applications based upon the following 7 priorities: » Priority 1 Ability to assist with match requirements for FAA AIP grants. » Priority 2 Safety and infrastructure development. » Priority 3 Aviation-related economic benefits related to airports. In 2015, the Oregon State Legislature passed House Bill 2075 to increase the fuel tax on aviation gas and jet fuel by $0.02 per gallon. This enabled funding for the ASAP to invest in aviation for specific purposes. The fuel tax increase became effective on January 1, 2016 and is effective until January 1, 2022. The ASAP 8 Fund allocates and distributes this tax revenue among three new programs: Critical Oregon Aviation Relief (COAR), Rural Oregon Aviation Relief (ROAR), and State Owned Airports Reserve (SOAR). Fifty percent of the funds go to the COAR program for federal AIP matches, emergency preparedness and infrastructure projects, and other needs related to supporting services, businesses, and local economic development at Oregon airports. Twenty-five percent of the ASAP funds are allocated for distribution through the ROAR program which assists commercial air service in rural Oregon. The final 25 percent of the ASAP funding is distributed through the SOAR program to state-owned airports for the purposes of safety improvements and infrastructure projects at public-use airports. Eugene Airport should continue to target State funding for appropriate projects through the ConnectOregon and COAR programs, but should not rely on them as funding sources. Project funding from these programs is competitive and the Airport is competing with all sectors of transportation within the state for limited funds. Eugene Airport did receive $4,103,461 from the State in 2006 (used for air cargo development) but contributions from the program have been declining since, with funding of $735,214 received in 2010 and $451,111 received in 2011. No funding has been received from the program since 2011. Therefore, the state programs are not anticipated to be a reliable funding source for airport capital projects. If state funding is secured, it should be used to offset any airport funds programmed to cover project costs. Local funds used at Eugene Airport for infrastructure development are typically generated from net airport operating revenues. These funds are transferred to the Airport capital fund at the end of each City 9 of Eugene fiscal year. A review of the Airportinancial statements for the past 6 years show net revenues averaging approximately $1 million annually. 7 Grant applications are prioritized using House Bill 2075 priority rating OL 2015 c.700 Section 7(3)(C). 8 Five percent of these funds are set aside to the Oregon Department of Aviation for costs of the department and the State Aviation Board in administering the programs. 9 The City of Eugene Fiscal Year (FY) runs from July 1 through June 30, for example, the 2018 FY begins July 1, 2017 and ends June 30, 2018. This does not align with the Federal Fiscal Year. EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 5-10