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Florida House Bill H1005

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to advanced air mobility; creating the 2
1616 Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force adjunct to the 3
1717 Department of Transportation; specifying the 4
1818 composition of the task force; providing that task 5
1919 force members serve at the pleasure of their 6
2020 appointing authority; providing that task force 7
2121 members shall serve without compensation but are 8
22-entitled to certain reimbursement; providing for task 9
23-force funding; specifying duties of the task force; 10
24-defining the term "eVTOL aircraft"; requiring the task 11
25-force to submit a certain report to the Governor and 12
26-the Legislature by a specified date; providing for 13
27-abolishment of the task force; providing for 14
28-expiration; providing an effective date. 15
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30-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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32- Section 1. Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force. — 19
33- (1) The Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force, a task 20
34-force as defined in s. 20.03(8), Florida Statut es, is created 21
35-adjunct to the Department of Transportation. The task force is 22
36-composed of the following members: 23
37- (a) The secretary of the Department of Transportation or 24
38-the secretary's designee, who shall serve as chair of the task 25
22+entitled to certain reimbursement; specifying duties 9
23+of the task force; defining the term "VTOL aircraft"; 10
24+requiring the task force to submit a certain report to 11
25+the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 12
26+providing for abolishment of the task force; providing 13
27+for expiration; providing an effective date. 14
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29+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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31+ Section 1. Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force. — 18
32+ (1) The Advanced Air Mobility Study Task Force, a task 19
33+force as defined in s. 20.03(8), Florida Statutes, is created 20
34+adjunct to the Department of Transportation. The task force is 21
35+composed of the following members: 22
36+ (a) The secretary of the Department of Transportation or 23
37+the secretary's designee, who shall serve as chair of the task 24
38+force. 25
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4747 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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51-force. 26
52- (b) One member of the Senate appointed by the President of 27
53-the Senate. 28
54- (c) One member of the House of Representatives appointed 29
55-by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 30
56- (d) The executive director of the Florida League of Cities 31
57-or the director's designee. 32
58- (e) The executive director of the Florida Association of 33
59-Counties or the director's designee. 34
60- (f) The president of Space Florida or the president's 35
61-designee. 36
62- (g) Appointed by the Governor: 37
63- 1. Two members, each representing a different city having 38
64-a population of more than 250,000 persons. 39
65- 2. One member representing a city having a population of 40
66-fewer than 250,000 persons. 41
67- 3. One member representing a metropolitan planning 42
68-organization. 43
69- 4. One member representing the State University System. 44
70- 5. Three members representing the advanced air mobility 45
71-industry. 46
72- 6. One member representing an organization in this state 47
73-which advocates for persons with disabilities. 48
74- 7. Two members representing the business community. 49
75- 8. One member representing an organization in this state 50
51+ (b) One member of the Senate appointed by the President of 26
52+the Senate. 27
53+ (c) One member of the House of Representatives appointed 28
54+by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 29
55+ (d) The executive director of the Florida League of Cities 30
56+or the director's designee. 31
57+ (e) The executive director of th e Florida Association of 32
58+Counties or the director's designee. 33
59+ (f) The president of Space Florida or the president's 34
60+designee. 35
61+ (g) Appointed by the Governor: 36
62+ 1. Two members, each representing a different city having 37
63+a population of more than 250,000 p ersons. 38
64+ 2. One member representing a city having a population of 39
65+fewer than 250,000 persons. 40
66+ 3. One member representing a metropolitan planning 41
67+organization. 42
68+ 4. One member representing the State University System. 43
69+ 5. Three members representing the advanced air mobility 44
70+industry. 45
71+ 6. One member representing an organization in this state 46
72+which advocates for persons with disabilities. 47
73+ 7. Two members representing the business community. 48
74+ 8. One member representing an organization in this state 49
75+which advocates for underserved transportation areas. 50
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88-which advocates for underserved transportation areas. 51
89- 9. One member representing a public airport located in a 52
90-county having a population of more than 1 million persons. 53
91- 10. One member representing a public airport located in a 54
92-county having a population of fewer than 1 million persons. 55
93- (2) Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the 56
94-appointing authority. 57
95- (3) Task force members shall serve without compensation 58
96-but are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable an d necessary 59
97-per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of 60
98-their duties as provided in s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. 61
99- (4) The Department of Transportation shall provide staff, 62
100-assistance, and facilities as are deemed necessary for the task 63
101-force to perform its duties. Funding for the task force shall be 64
102-paid from the State Transportation Trust Fund. 65
103- (5) The task force shall meet at the time and location as 66
104-the chair determines. The task force shall hold public hearings 67
105-and receive public com ment in locations throughout this state, 68
106-or by electronic means, such as teleconference, provided that a 69
107-means for active participation is accommodated. 70
108- (6) The task force shall: 71
109- (a) Assess and describe the current state of development 72
110-of the advanced air mobility industry, specifically the 73
111-deployment of eVTOL aircraft. As used in this section, the term 74
112-"eVTOL aircraft" means a type of aircraft that uses electric 75
88+ 9. One member representing a public airport located in a 51
89+county having a population of more than 1 million persons. 52
90+ 10. One member representing a public airport located in a 53
91+county having a population of fewer than 1 million persons. 54
92+ (2) Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the 55
93+appointing authority. 56
94+ (3) Task force members shall serve without compensation 57
95+but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per d iem and 58
96+travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. 59
97+ (4) The task force shall hold public hearings in locations 60
98+throughout this state, or by electronic means, and receive 61
99+public comments through a website or by mail. The task force 62
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101+ (a) Assess and describe the current state of development 64
102+of the advanced air mobility industry, specifically, deployment 65
103+of VTOL aircraft. As used in this section, the term "VTOL 66
104+aircraft" means aircraft capable of taking off and landing 67
105+vertically without use of a runway. 68
106+ (b) Identify and discuss any federal requirements that 69
107+must be met for deployment of advanced air mobility in this 70
108+state. 71
109+ (c) Recommend any revisions to current state law that may 72
110+impact the advanced air mobility industry, including, but not 73
111+limited to, any revisions that would create jurisdictional 74
112+consistency for advanced air mobility operations throughout this 75
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125-power to hover, take off, and land vertically without a runway. 76
126- (b) Identify federal, sta te, and local laws, rules, 77
127-regulations, and other requirements that may impact the 78
128-development of the advanced air mobility industry in this state, 79
129-including the potential deployment of eVTOL aircraft and 80
130-infrastructure. 81
131- (c) Recommend any changes to stat e laws and regulations 82
132-necessary to facilitate the continued development of the 83
133-advanced air mobility industry and deployment of eVTOL aircraft 84
134-and infrastructure in this state. 85
135- (d) Evaluate the potential integration of advanced air 86
136-mobility into local g overnment transportation plans. 87
137- (7) By October 1, 2023, the task force shall submit to the 88
138-Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 89
139-House of Representatives a report including the information, 90
140-findings, and recommendations required p ursuant to subsection 91
141-(6) and any other relevant material deemed appropriate by the 92
142-task force. Upon submission of the report, the task force is 93
143-abolished. 94
144- (8) This section expires December 31, 2023. 95
145- Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 96
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126+ (d) Collaborate with local governments to evaluate 77
127+potential integration of advanced air mobility into 78
128+transportation plans. Such collaboration shall be summarized in 79
129+the report submitted pursuant to subsection (5). 80
130+ (5) By October 1, 2023, the task force shall submit to the 81
131+Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 82
132+House of Representatives a repor t including the information 83
133+specified in subsection (4), as well as any other relevant 84
134+material deemed appropriate by the task force. Upon submission 85
135+of the report, the task force is abolished. 86
136+ (6) This section expires December 31, 2023. 87
137+ Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 88