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DENVER — For years, many Colorado residents have called on their elected leaders at every level of government to act on the noise issues and leaded fuel related to Colorado’s local airports. Now, a group of Colorado legislators are sponsoring a bill to address the concerns.
The bill, if passed, would unlock state grant money for local airports that are transitioning away from unleaded aviation gasoline and create a tax credit for plane owners who go through the expense of transitioning their planes to unleaded gas. “I, in fact, had the opportunity recently to visit the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and was able to see firsthand the good work that they are doing,” Bird said. “Airports and the necessary activity they support must, however, respectfully and safely coexist with their neighbors.”
The bill faces opposition from some Republicans in the state legislature. Representative Don Wilson said he is concerned the bill would negatively impact young people going into the aviation industry who rely on Colorado’s smaller airports to start their careers. Wilson said he is open to amendments to the bill.
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