Florida Senate - 2024 SB 854



By Senator Martin





33-01143-24 2024854__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to airports; creating s. 330.395,
3 F.S.; requiring commercial airport authorities created
4 by the Legislature as dependent special districts to
5 prohibit aircraft from landing at certain airports
6 unless the aircraft meet certain requirements;
7 specifying that aircraft meeting certain requirements
8 are authorized to land at certain airports;
9 authorizing an airport authority to treat certain
10 aircraft differently with regard to landing frequency
11 and timelines, landing fees, and hangar and storage
12 facility fees; authorizing an airport authority to
13 require that an aircraft, before its initial landing
14 and on an annual basis thereafter, meet certain
15 requirements; providing an effective date.
16
17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. Section 330.395, Florida Statutes, is created to
20 read:
21 330.395 Commercial airport authority; prohibitions;
22 requirements.—
23 (1) A commercial airport authority created by special act
24 of the Legislature at the request or with the consent of the
25 local government pursuant to s. 189.02 may not allow an aircraft
26 to land at the authority’s airport unless both of the following
27 requirements are met:
28 (a) The aircraft meets Federal Aviation Administration
29 regulations for Stage 3 operating noise standards when landing.
30 (b) The weight of the aircraft does not exceed the runway
31 pavement classification for aircraft weight as prescribed by the
32 International Civil Aviation Organization standards for that
33 airport.
34 (2) An aircraft that meets the requirements described in
35 subsection (1) is authorized to land at an airport described in
36 subsection (1).
37 (3) For any aircraft that meets the requirements described
38 in subsection (1) and that has a weight range between 75,000 and
39 125,000 pounds, the airport authority may:
40 (a) Set aircraft landing frequency and timelines not to
41 exceed 20 landings per year and not to interfere with daytime
42 airport operations;
43 (b) Charge higher than normal landing fees; or
44 (c) Charge more for appropriate hangar and storage
45 facilities.
46 (4) Before an aircraft’s initial landing and on an annual
47 basis thereafter, the airport authority may require
48 documentation that the aircraft meets the requirements of
49 subsection (1).
50 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.