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BEFORE THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE
In The Matter of Authorizing the
Filing of an Application to Impose
and Use and Impose Only a Passenger
Facility Charge (PFC) at the
Mahlon Sweet Airport (Application)
and the Imposition of a $3.00 PFC
per Enplaned Passenger to Fund
Certain Airport Capital Projects
and Authorizing Certain Additional
Actions in Conjunction with Filing
Said Application and Administering
the Subject PFC Program
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ORDER AUTHORIZING FILING
OF APPLICATION TO IMPOSE
A P ASSENGER FACILITY
CHARGE (PFC), SETTING A
PFC RATE, AND AU1HORIZING
CERTAIN ADDIDONALACTION
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
1. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued regulations, pursuant
to Congressional legislation, authorizing the imposition of a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC)
for enplaning passengers at domestic airports.
2. Eugene Code ~ 2.441 establishes ratemaking procedures for the imposition of
any fee, charge or rental for the use of Mahlon Sweet Airport.
3. Pursuant to this authority, procedures were initiated for setting the amount of
Passenger Facility Charges to assess enplaning passengers using Mahlon Sweet Airport. A
Notice of Intended Charges was sent to interested persons. The Notice of Intended Charges
was published as provided by law.
4. Comments and inquiries were received from scheduled passenger carriers. No
such carriers or other interested persons asserted that the proposed charge was excessive or
unreasonable. No request for a hearing was received.
5. Under the Notice of Intended Charges, the PFC to be charged is $3.00 per
enplaning passenger. Exceptions to the PFC are provided by federal regulation.
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6. Since the Notice of Intended Charges, there has been no change in the
revenue needs of the Airport or the generation of any new data which would affect the
investigation set out in the City Manager's investigative file. No objection to the proposed
charge, or the exceptions to the charge, have been made.
Therefore, based on the record contained in the investigative file and the comments
received from interested persons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The findings set out above and contained in the investigative file are adopted.
2. The proposed Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) to enplaning passengers using
Mahlon Sweet Airport is APPROVED.
3. The Airport Manager is hereby authorized to file with the FAA a PFC
application to impose and use and impose only a PFC of $3.00 per enplaned passenger
( except for those passengers exempt under the application of the regulations) at the Mahlon
Sweet Airport, including all understandings and assurances contained therein, to be used for
projects included within the Airport's capital plan.
4. The Airport Manager is authorized, upon approval by the FAA, to levy and
collect, through air carriers and certain other aircraft operators serving the Mahlon Sweet
Airport, a PFC of $3.00 per enplaned passenger beginning November 1, 1993, and
continuing through October 31, 1998 or such earlier or later periods of time as approved by
the FAA in accordance with the Applications and regulations.
5. The Airport Manager is hereby authorized and directed to file the Application
of behalf of the City of Eugene and to otherwise seIVe as the official representative of the
City of Eugene to act in connection with the Application and to implement the PFC
program at Mahlon Sweet Airport.
6. Copies of this Order shall be mailed to all interested parties and shall be
promptly delivered to the Mayor and the City Councilors. This Order will become effective
on the eleventh day after it is rendered.
Dated this B day of April, 1993.
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