This bill requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to create and share an education program about unleaded aviation gasoline. The program must be created within one year of enactment and run until December 31, 2036. It must publish on a public website information about approved unleaded aviation gasoline, including compatibility with aircraft and engines, the status of fuels undergoing evaluation, when fuels may become available for purchase, any supplemental type certificates or other information needed for pilots to use the fuel, safety guidance, and any Federal initiatives or incentives. The Administrator must provide a continuously updated authorization tracking mechanism and make the information available to flight instructors, flight schools, fixed-base operators, aircraft owners and operators, and the general public. The Administrator must also coordinate annual education and training for leadership and staff of fixed-base operators. The Administrator may use existing partnerships, including the EAGLE Initiative, to carry out the program. Within six months after creating the program and periodically until termination, the Administrator must brief two congressional committees on program status, website update frequency, progress of fuels under evaluation, and estimated annual gallons sold of unleaded fuel compared with 100LL.
If you are a general aviation pilot, flight school, aircraft owner, maintenance technician, or a fixed-base operator (FBO), the FAA must provide updated public information about unleaded aviation gasoline. You should be able to find details on fuel compatibility, safety information, any required supplemental type certificates, and when fuels become available. The bill also calls for annual training for FBO leadership and staff to help them handle and transport unleaded fuel safely. The text of the bill does not itself require pilots or aircraft to switch fuels or mandate changes in aircraft.
No publicly available information about costs or appropriations is included in the bill text.
Supporters would say the program gives pilots, FBOs, flight schools, and maintenance workers clear, up-to-date information on newly authorized unleaded aviation fuels. The tracking mechanism, public website, and training aim to help the general aviation community understand compatibility, safety, and availability of unleaded fuels and to coordinate use of existing partnerships such as the EAGLE Initiative.
No publicly available information in the bill text describes opponents' views.