Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on April 20 (HB 1093) to allow the Florida Department of Transportation to fund a network of public vertiports to support advanced air mobility operations.
According to a transportation department summary of the legislation:
“The bill provides that vertiports, which are areas used to support the takeoff and landing of powered-lift aircraft, and charging systems are considered qualifying projects as it relates to public-private partnerships. The bill incorporates vertiport-related infrastructure into the definition of airport infrastructure for purposes of commercial service airport infrastructure programs. The bill also authorizes the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to fund projects at public vertiports. If federal funds are not available, the FDOT may fund up to 100 percent of project costs. If federal funds are available, the FDOT may fund up to 80 percent of the nonfederal share of such project costs.”
These provisions take effect on July 1, 2026.
For more information
https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=83782
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