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AVIATION AMENDMENTS

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

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House Sponsor: Walt Brooks

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7     LONG TITLE
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;
16     and
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32     Committee, are repealed January 1, 2022.
33          (2) Section 72-1-216.1 is repealed January 1, 2023.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,
42     including:
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.