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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 773 By: Rosino of the Senate
and
Miller of the House
[ aerospace and aeronautics - Oklahoma Advanced
Mobility Pilot Program - scope of program -
selection of pilot programs - Oklahoma Advanced Air
Mobility Revolving Fund – codification - effective
date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 3 O.S. 2 021, Section 374, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 374. A. There is hereby created within the Oklahoma
Department of Transportation the Oklahoma Advanced Mobility Pilot
Program. Contingent upon the availabili ty of funds, the Program
will identify and select communities in this s tate to serve as pilot
programs for the adoption of advanced mobility technologies The
program shall focus on developing and improving on transportation
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technologies, including but not limited to advanced ground
transportation, autonomous ground vehicles, advanced air mobility
vehicles, and autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing
(eVTOL) vehicles. The program will also look to enha nce the
interaction between modes of transport ation to ensure the state is
best prepared for the interconnected trans portation technologies of
the future.
B. The Program will focus on both advanced ground
transportation, such as autono mous ground vehicles, as wel l as
advanced air mobility vehicles su ch as electric vertical take -off or
landing (eVTOL) vehicles.
C. The Department of Transportation shall identify and select
government entities in this state that are eligible to serve as
pilot programs for the adoption of advanced mobility technologies.
Eligible communities entities will be cities, counties and tribal
governments. Priority will be given to communities and tribal
governments entities that have been selected to participate in
transportation-related pilot programs by the United States
Department of Transportation afte r January 1, 2017.
D. C. The Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation shall create the
Advanced Mobility Program Advisory Council comprised of nine (9)
members selected by the Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation to
represent a diverse set of stakeholders invo lved with the adoption
of advanced mobility technologies. The Council shall provide
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policy, regulatory, and any other necessary recommendations to the
Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation on policy and regulatory issues
related to the adoption of advanced mobility technologies.
E. D. Subject to the availability of funds, the Program shall
make two matching grant awards each year to the selected pilot
programs to support pilot program activities. The awards shall be
up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($50 0,000.00) each and will be
shall require a direct one-to-one match for nonstate funds invested
or received by the pilot including funds from the pilot entity.
F. E. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall h ave the
power to make any contract, execut e any document or perform any act
in order to carry out this act.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 3 O.S. 2021, Section 421, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 421. A. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission is hereby
established as the clearinghou se for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
and advanced air mobility (AAM) in the State of Oklahoma this state
and shall be designated as the agency of thi s state for the
promotion, enhancement and development of UAS and AAM as well as any
associated infrastru cture necessary to ensure the safe integration
and use of this new technology within the state. The purpose of
this clearinghouse is to create a partn ership between those entities
that currently operate UAS, those that desire to use this technology
in the future and other entities that can support the research and
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development of UAS to ensure that the State of Oklahoma state can
more effectively respond to the needs of this critical se ctor of the
aviation and aerospace industry. In the operation of this
clearinghouse, the Commission sha ll cooperate, assist and coordinate
with the federal government, agencies of this sta te, tribal
entities, municipalitie s and other persons in the develo pment of
unmanned aircraft systems throughout the state to ensure the
acceptance of this technology and the successful integration of UAS
into the National Airspace Syst em. Contingent upon the availability
of funds, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission may use established
program processes or may contract with other qualified entities to
carry out the duties and responsibilities of this act the Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Development Act of 2021.
B. The primary goal of the UAS clearinghouse within the
Commission is to establish a c entral point within state government
to develop the strategy for how the State of Oklahoma state can
become a leader in the UAS and AAM industry. It will focus the
collective resources, knowledge, i nformation and assets within state
government to ensure c oordinated efforts amongst all parties. The
clearinghouse will:
1. Conduct research on what other states and localities are
doing insofar as their UAS rules and regulations so that it can
provide recommendations to ensure Oklahoma the state is in the best
position within the industry;
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2. Organize and coordinate the application for any UAS or AAM
test site, integration opportunity, pilot pr ogram or grant funding
on behalf of the State of Oklahoma state;
3. Maintain a registry of UAS being operated by state agencies,
except those UAS that are part of a university-affiliated research
program; and
4. Maintain a registry of educational in stitutions that offer
training programs for users of UAS.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as S ection 403 of Title 3, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission to be designated the
“Oklahoma Advanced Air Mobility Revolvi ng Fund”. The fund shall be
a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and sha ll
consist of all monies received by the Oklahoma Tax Commission which
are specifically required by law to be deposited in the fund, any
public or private donati ons, contributions and gifts received for
the benefit of the fund, and any amounts appropriated by the
Legislature. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are
hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expend ed by the Oklahoma
Aeronautics Commissi on for the purpose of investing in advanced air
mobility and unmanned aircraft systems and associated
infrastructure. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon
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warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claim s filed as
prescribed by law with the D irector of the Office of Management and
Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated
04/17/2023 - DO PASS, As Amended.