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Introduced
01/04/2024
01/04/2024
In Committee
01/10/2024
01/10/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to aviation; amending s. 330.27, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 330.30, F.S.; beginning on a specified date, requiring the owner or lessee of a proposed vertiport to comply with a specified provision in obtaining certain approval and license or registration; requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a final physical inspection of the vertiport to ensure compliance with specified requirements; conforming a cross-reference; creating s. 332.15, F.S.; providing duties of the department, within specified resources, with respect to vertiports, advanced air mobility, and other advances in aviation technology; amending s. 333.03, F.S.; revising requirements for the adoption of airport land use compatibility zoning regulations; reenacting ss. 365.172(13), 379.2293(2), 493.6101(22), and 493.6403(1)(c), F.S., relating to emergency communications, airport activities within the scope of a federally approved wildlife hazard management plan or a federal or state permit or other authorization for depredation or harassment, definitions, and license requirements, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 330.27, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill would make the following key changes:
1. It revises the definition of "aircraft" and "airport" to include a broader range of aviation technologies, such as vertiports, vertistops, and advanced air mobility.
2. It requires the owner or lessee of a proposed vertiport to obtain site approval and an airport license or registration, and requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a final inspection of the vertiport.
3. It creates a new section that requires the Department of Transportation to address the needs of vertiports, advanced air mobility, and other aviation technology advancements in the statewide aviation system plan and provide resources and education to local jurisdictions.
4. It revises the requirements for airport land use compatibility zoning regulations, including addressing the prohibition of new landfills and the restriction of existing landfills near airports.
5. It reenacts provisions related to emergency communications, airport activities within wildlife hazard management plans, and license requirements for repossession, in order to incorporate the changes made to the definition of "aircraft" and "airport" in the bill.
The overall purpose of the bill is to update Florida's aviation laws and regulations to account for the development of new aviation technologies, such as vertiports and advanced air mobility, and to provide state-level support and guidance to local jurisdictions as they navigate these changes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (3)
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (S), Fiscal Policy (S), Transportation (S)
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 981 (on 03/05/2024)
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