State Funding Whitepaper
Click here for a whitepaper highlighting how the State's aviation programs are funded.
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (NCAA)
MBAA is proud to add our name to long list of supporters of the NCAA. Please click below for more information.
Sales and Use Tax Exemption Voted Out of Senate Finance Committee
Contact the Governor's office at 517.373.3400 or email her at [email protected] and request she support HB 4350 and 4351.
We would like to thank our bill sponsor, Rep. Bronna Kahle, and her staff for all of their efforts on behalf of the aviation industry! Additional thanks to Bill White, Aerospace Services & Products, and Greg Schmidt, Pentastar Aviation, for coming to Lansing to testify before the Senate. We’d also like to thank Kyle Lewis, AOPA and Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce for their support, and Steve Young for educating the committee members in advance.
Click links below for more information.
We would like to thank our bill sponsor, Rep. Bronna Kahle, and her staff for all of their efforts on behalf of the aviation industry! Additional thanks to Bill White, Aerospace Services & Products, and Greg Schmidt, Pentastar Aviation, for coming to Lansing to testify before the Senate. We’d also like to thank Kyle Lewis, AOPA and Dan Papineau, Michigan Chamber of Commerce for their support, and Steve Young for educating the committee members in advance.
Click links below for more information.
Say No To ATC Privatization
MBAA joins NBAA in its fight to oppose ATC privatization and supports NBAA's opposition to recently proposed legislation that would privatize ATC and create user fees for certain facets of business aviation. Please click links below for more information.
What We Do...Business air travel is vital to Michigan’s economy. We at MBAA are dedicated to promoting and advocating for sufficient funding to preserve, develop and assure safety at Michigan airports. To accomplish this, we work with state and local officials to improve understanding of the importance of aviation to our economy and communities.
We are very proud to have played a key role in the passage of the Airport Safety and Protection (A.S.A.P.) plan in 2002, which provided $70 million in state funds over five years. This $70 million leveraged another $860 million in Federal funds and $70 million in local funds for a total of $1 billion dollars over the five years of the program. These dollars helped fund Safety and Protection Development Projects at over 90 airports in Michigan. A.S.A.P was critical to the state's economy and generated numerous projects across the state, creating jobs and upgrading security and airport infrastructure. We need your involvement! Grassroots efforts are vital to strengthening our message to elected officials. |
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Fulfilling Our Mission
MBAA fulfills its mission with full-time experienced legislative representation in Lansing. MBAA delivers effective and successful government affairs representation to its members year after year.
Michigan is unique with a full-time yet term-limited Legislature, MBAA is committed to a non-stop nurturing of relationships with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The ongoing turnover that our legislative term limits causes, requires a commitment to building meaningful rapport with decision makers and cultivating relationships with key leaders that will yield results in the ever changing environment.
Michigan is unique with a full-time yet term-limited Legislature, MBAA is committed to a non-stop nurturing of relationships with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The ongoing turnover that our legislative term limits causes, requires a commitment to building meaningful rapport with decision makers and cultivating relationships with key leaders that will yield results in the ever changing environment.
Meet MBAA's Lobbyist - Bob DeVries
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Governmental Consultant Services, Inc. (GCSI) has again been ranked the "best and most effective" multi-client lobbying firm in the highly respected 2015 MIRS/EPIC - MRA Capitol Survey by a 2-1 margin over the second place finisher. GCSI has been ranked the #1 lobbying firm in this survey every year since 2004.
Before joining GCSI, Mr. DeVries served for 10 years as Chief of Staff to Senator Arlan Meekhof, the Republican Senate Majority Leader. During his time in the legislature, he managed many difficult legislative issues and became one of Lansing’s leading experts on the legislative process. Bob has his bachelor’s degree in political science from Grand Valley State University and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. |
Recently Introduced Bills Effecting Business Aviation
Click on the following links to be directed to bill information:
- Senate Bill 416 - Sales Tax on Aviation Fuel
- Senate Bill 417 - Use Tax on Aviation Fuel
- Senate Bill 418 - Excise Tax on Aviation Fuel
- Senate Bill 425 - Expenditure of Wholesale Aviation Fuel Tax
- Senate Bill 426 - Deposit of Aviation Fuel Tax
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