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8 General Description:
9 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to study state airplane operations
10 and advanced air mobility.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ requires the Department of Transportation to:
14 • study state airplane fleet operations;
15 • study the development and implementation of advanced air mobility in the state;
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17 • provide a report of the study to the Transportation Interim Committee.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 63I-2-272, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 354
25 ENACTS:
26 72-1-216.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 63I-2-272 is amended to read:
30 63I-2-272. Repeal dates -- Title 72.
31 (1) Subsections 72-1-213(2) and (3)(a)(i), related to the Road Usage Charge Advisory
32 Committee, are repealed January 1, 2022.
33 (2) Section 72-1-216.1 is repealed January 1, 2023.
34 Section 2. Section 72-1-216.1 is enacted to read:
35 72-1-216.1. State plane operations and advanced air mobility study.
36 (1) The department shall study:
37 (a) options to improve the operations of the state airplane fleet, including addressing
38 how to make the state airplane fleet operations more self-reliant through:
39 (i) funding the state's plane operations through plane user fees; and
40 (ii) fleet replacement options; and
41 (b) the development and implementation of advanced air mobility in the state,
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43 (i) identifying current state assets and assets in development that support advanced air
44 mobility;
45 (ii) identifying assets required for full implementation of advanced air mobility;
46 (iii) identifying potential benefits and limitations of implementing advanced air
47 mobility;
48 (iv) the feasibility of options to progress toward implementing a statewide advanced air
49 mobility system, including phasing critical elements; and
50 (v) reviewing infrastructure funding mechanisms employed or under consideration by
51 other states.
52 (2) The department shall provide a report of the department's findings before
53 September 30, 2022, to the Transportation Interim Committee.