A transport safety bill passed in the House of Representatives is drawing criticism from Democrats that could block agencies from using flight data to help locate privately owned jets.
Aircraft Data Used To Identify Private Jets According to a report by Politico on Sunday, lawmakers argue that the provision would make it harder to match aircraft seen in their jurisdiction to ownership records, while supporters of the restriction counter that the broadcasts were required for safety compliance and shouldn't be repurposed to generate tax bills.
Read Also: Gavin Newsom Says Trump 'Illegally' Revived Offshore Drilling—Then Gas Prices Went Up The tracking technology, known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) and used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), transmits details such as location and an identification number.
Jeff Prang, Los Angeles County's assessor, said in the report that his office has used the broadcast data since January 1st to identify about 1,000 additional aircraft in the county, totaling $3.5 billion in assessed value.
It accounts for $35 million in property taxes, the report said.
