Alaska is proposing a new aircraft registration fee to partially offset the cost of maintaining the state's 240 rural airports.
The proposed fees would be $150 for a private plane and $250 for a plane used for business, the Juneau Empire reported Wednesday.
The fees are expected to bring in between $1.3 million and $1.4 million for the Department of Transportation branch that oversees the state's airports, Statewide Aviation.
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