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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to advanced air mobility; creating the 2
Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force adjunct to the 3
Department of Transportation; specifying the 4
composition of the task force; providing that task 5
force members serve at the pleasure of their 6
appointing authority; providing that task force 7
members shall serve without compensation but are 8
entitled to certain reimbursement; specifying duties 9
of the task force; defining the term "VTOL aircraft"; 10
requiring the task force to submit a certain report to 11
the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 12
providing for abolishment of the task force; providing 13
for expiration; providing an effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force. — 18
(1) The Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force, a task 19
force as defined in s. 20.03(8), Florida Statutes, is created 20
adjunct to the Department of Transportation. The task force is 21
composed of the following members: 22
(a) The secretary of the Department of Transportation or 23
the secretary's designee, who shall serve as chair of the task 24
force. 25
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(b) One member of the Senate appointed by the President of 26
the Senate. 27
(c) One member of the House of Representatives appointed 28
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 29
(d) The executive director of the Florida League of Cities 30
or the director's designee. 31
(e) The executive director of th e Florida Association of 32
Counties or the director's designee. 33
(f) The president of Space Florida or the president's 34
designee. 35
(g) Appointed by the Governor: 36
1. Two members, each representing a different city having 37
a population of more than 250,000 p ersons. 38
2. One member representing a city having a population of 39
fewer than 250,000 persons. 40
3. One member representing a metropolitan planning 41
organization. 42
4. One member representing the State University System. 43
5. Three members representing the advanced air mobility 44
industry. 45
6. One member representing an organization in this state 46
which advocates for persons with disabilities. 47
7. Two members representing the business community. 48
8. One member representing an organization in this state 49
which advocates for underserved transportation areas. 50
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9. One member representing a public airport located in a 51
county having a population of more than 1 million persons. 52
10. One member representing a public airport located in a 53
county having a population of fewer than 1 million persons. 54
(2) Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the 55
appointing authority. 56
(3) Task force members shall serve without compensation 57
but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per d iem and 58
travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. 59
(4) The task force shall hold public hearings in locations 60
throughout this state, or by electronic means, and receive 61
public comments through a website or by mail. The task force 62
shall: 63
(a) Assess and describe the current state of development 64
of the advanced air mobility industry, specifically, deployment 65
of VTOL aircraft. As used in this section, the term "VTOL 66
aircraft" means aircraft capable of taking off and landing 67
vertically without use of a runway. 68
(b) Identify and discuss any federal requirements that 69
must be met for deployment of advanced air mobility in this 70
state. 71
(c) Recommend any revisions to current state law that may 72
impact the advanced air mobility industry, including, but not 73
limited to, any revisions that would create jurisdictional 74
consistency for advanced air mobility operations throughout this 75
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state. 76
(d) Collaborate with local governments to evaluate 77
potential integration of advanced air mobility into 78
transportation plans. Such collaboration shall be summarized in 79
the report submitted pursuant to subsection (5). 80
(5) By October 1, 2023, the task force shall submit to the 81
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 82
House of Representatives a repor t including the information 83
specified in subsection (4), as well as any other relevant 84
material deemed appropriate by the task force. Upon submission 85
of the report, the task force is abolished. 86
(6) This section expires December 31, 2023. 87
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 88