Mr. Sky-Loon's handle is live, ski or die. The recreational
skiing/snowboarding industry is heavily subsidized via extremely low
lease rates on US Forest Service and/or Federal BLM land. If Skylune
(and all skiers) were forced to pay the real cost of their hobby, they
would be sitting at home.

Al

Skylune wrote:
All the ground work is laid for user fee proposal by the summer (opinion).


Facts:
White house proposed $2.75 bn funding for AIP program amounts to $765mm
cut over 2005.

This figure is $1 bn below the $3.7bn aurhtorized in Vision 100 (Century
of Aviation Reauth. Act).

White House said it intend to unveil a plan to fiance the FAA as part of a
proposal to reauthorize Vision 100, which expires in 2007.

End Facts.

Question: Where will the other $1 billion come from?