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2An act relating to vertiports; amending s. 255.065,
3F.S.; revising the definition of the term "qualifying
4project"; amending s. 332.007, F.S.; revising the
5definition of the term "airport infrastructure";
6authorizing the Department of Transportation to fund
7up to specified percentages of public vertiport
8project costs; providing an effective date.
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10Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12Section 1.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
13255.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14255.065       Public-private partnerships.—
15(1)     DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
16(i)     "Qualifying project" means:
171.      A facility or project that serves a public purpose,
18including, but not limited to, any ferry or mass transit
19facility, vehicle parking facility, airport or seaport facility,
20rail facility or project, fuel supply facility, oil or gas
21pipeline, medical or nursing care facility, recreational
22facility, sporting or cultural facility, or educational facility
23or other building or facility that is used or will be used by a
24public educational institution, or any other public facility or
25infrastructure that is used or will be used by the public at
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26    large or in support of an accepted public purpose or activity;
272.      An improvement, including equipment, of a building that
28    will be principally used by a public entity or the public at
29    large or that supports a service delivery system in the public
30    sector;
313.      A water, wastewater, or surface water management
32    facility or other related infrastructure; or
334.      Notwithstanding any provision of this section, for
34    projects that involve a facility owned or operated by the
35    governing board of a county, district, or municipal hospital or
36    health care system, or projects that involve a facility owned or
37    operated by a municipal electric utility, only those projects
38    that the governing board designates as qualifying projects
39    pursuant to this section; or
405.      Vertiports and charging systems.
41Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
42    332.007, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (e) is
43    added to subsection (6) of that section, to read:
44332.007       Administration and financing of aviation and
45    airport programs and projects; state plan.—
46(2)
47(c)      Each commercial service airport as defined in s.
48    332.0075 shall establish and maintain a comprehensive airport
49    infrastructure program to ensure the ongoing preservation of
50    airport infrastructure and facilities in safe and serviceable
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51    condition. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "airport
52    infrastructure" means the facilities, systems, and structural
53    components of an airport necessary for the safe and efficient
54    movement of people and goods. The term includes vertiport pads,
55    safety zones, charging systems, grid upgrades, and resilience
56    energy systems. Beginning November 1, 2025, and annually
57    thereafter, each commercial service airport shall provide a
58    certification to the department, in a manner prescribed by the
59    department, that it has established and maintains a
60    comprehensive airport infrastructure program. The comprehensive
61    airport infrastructure program report, and related documents and
62    records, must be open to inspection by the department and
63    maintained by the airport for at least 5 years. The
64    comprehensive airport infrastructure program must, at a minimum,
65    include all of the following:
661.      Identification of airport infrastructure subject to
67    inspection and the schedule for the completion of such
68    inspections, taking into consideration the age, type, intended
69    use, and criticality of the infrastructure to undisrupted
70    commercial or cargo operations.
712.      A preventative maintenance program for routine
72    maintenance of airport infrastructure, for both commercial and
73    cargo operations.
743.      A plan to complete any necessary repairs to, or
75    rehabilitation or reconstruction of, airport infrastructure,
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76    including prioritization and anticipated timeframe for
77    completion of the work.
784.      A progress report of inspections and their outcomes,
79    preventative maintenance, and previously identified repair to,
80    or rehabilitation or reconstruction of, airport infrastructure.
81    The progress report must include any changes in timeline for
82    completion, changes in cost estimates, and reasons any
83    inspection, preventative maintenance, or repair or
84    rehabilitation did not take place.
85(6)     Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the
86    department may participate in the capital cost of eligible
87    public-use airport and aviation development projects in
88    accordance with the following rates, unless otherwise provided
89    in the General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill
90    implementing the General Appropriations Act:
91(e)     When federal funds are not available, the department
92    may fund up to 100 percent of the project costs of a public
93    vertiport. If federal funds are available, the department may
94    fund up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share of such project
95    costs.
96Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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