Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§45302 Fees involving aircraft not providing air transportation
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Summary
FAA can charge fees for aircraft not used for air transportation. The fees are $12 to issue a pilot’s airman certificate, $25 to register an aircraft after ownership transfers, $15 to renew registration, and $7.50 to process major fuel‑tank or fuel‑system repair or alteration forms. The FAA must adjust these maximum fees when the Consumer Price Index changes. Collected fees go to the FAA’s Treasury account for chapter 441 and sections 44701–44716 (except 44701(c), 44703(g)(2), and 44713(d)(2)); fees can't start until rules under 44111(d), 44703(g)(2), and 44713(d)(2) take effect or while the service is charged under section 45305.
Full Legal Text
Title 49, §45302
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(a)This section applies only to aircraft not used to provide air transportation.
(b)The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may impose fees to pay for the costs of issuing airman certificates to pilots and certificates of registration of aircraft and processing forms for major repairs and alterations of fuel tanks and fuel systems of aircraft. The following fees may not be more than the amounts specified:
(1)$12 for issuing an airman’s certificate to a pilot.
(2)$25 for registering an aircraft after the transfer of ownership.
(3)$15 for renewing an aircraft registration.
(4)$7.50 for processing a form for a major repair or alteration of a fuel tank or fuel system of an aircraft.
(c)The Administrator shall adjust the maximum fees established by subsection (b) of this section for changes in the Consumer Price Index of All Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.
(d)Money collected from fees imposed under this section shall be credited to the account in the Treasury from which the Administrator incurs expenses in carrying out chapter 441 and section 44701–44716 of this title (except section 44701(c), 44703(g)(2), and 44713(d)(2)). The money is available to the Administrator to pay expenses for which the fees are collected.
(e)(1)A fee may not be imposed under this section before the date on which the regulations prescribed under section 44111(d), 44703(g)(2), and 44713(d)(2) of this title take effect.
(2)A fee may not be imposed for a service or activity under this section during any period in which a fee for the same service or activity is imposed under section 45305.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Pub. L. 103–272 Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 45302(a)49 App.:1303 (note).Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, § 7214, 102 Stat. 4434. 45302(b), (c)49 App.:1354(f)(1)–(3).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 313(f); added Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100–690, § 7207(c)(1), 102 Stat. 4427. 45302(d)49 App.:1354(f)(4). In subsection (b), before clause (1), the text of 49 App.:1354(f)(3) is omitted as obsolete because the final
Regulations
are effective. The word “impose” is substituted for “establish and collect” for consistency. In subsection (d), the words “Money collected from fees imposed” are substituted for “The amount of fees collected” for clarity and consistency. Pub. L. 103–429This amends 49:45302 because the final
Regulations
are not yet effective.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsecs. (d), (e)(1). Pub. L. 115–254 substituted “44703(g)(2)” for “44703(f)(2)”. 2012—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–95 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2). 1994—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–429 added subsec. (e).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–429 effective
July 5, 1994, see section 9 of Pub. L. 103–429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title. Inspector General Audit Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7207(c)(4), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4428, as amended by Pub. L. 104–66, title II, § 2041, Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 728, provided that: “During the 5-year period beginning after the date on which fees are first collected under section 313(f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 [see subsec. (b) of this section], the Department of Transportation Inspector General shall conduct an annual audit of the collection and use of such fees for the purpose of ensuring that such fees do not exceed the costs for which they are collected and submit to Congress a report on the results of such audit.” [For termination, effective
May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the 30th item on page 4 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in section 7207(c)(4) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note above), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.]
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 45302
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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