Bartow County Awarded $20K Grant From State

CARTERSVILLE, GA — Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday announced the state will award $28 million in grants to 48 communities with airports that could be negatively impacted by the suspension of local jet fuel sales tax collections.

This funding, which comes on the heels of the Department of Revenue's June 1 announcement that it will stop collecting the tax to comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, will help governments affected by the possible drop in revenue.

The funding, which is included in the amended fiscal year 2018 budget, will be provided to local government airport sponsors through a Georgia Department of Community Affairs grant. Bartow County will receive $20,595.

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“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. You can read the DOR bulletin here.

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