SB5 SFAHFAT SwopeSteele #13-10 1-31Schiffour Childs 3289 7879   SenatorDelegate SwopeSteele moved to amend the bill on page one, section eighteen, line nine, by striking out the wordstitle “representing the military” and insertingsubstituting intherefor lieua thereofnew thetitle, wordsto “fromread theas Adjutantfollows: General’s Department”.

 Eng.     Adopted Rejected

Senate Bill No.

5 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2K-1, §5B-2K-2, §5B-2K-3, §5B-2K-4 and §5B-2K-5, and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section designated §61-16-3;

all relating to advanced air mobility aircraft, advanced air mobility, and public-use vertiports;

stating the public policy;

requires public-use vertiports be authorized by and be in compliance with federal authorities;

prohibiting a political subdivision in the state from authorizing exclusive use of public-use vertiports;

stating the provisions of the article supplement any federal law or standard;

authorizing the use of federal grants to construct, maintain, operate, or otherwise utilize vertiports;

prohibiting any county, city, village, or township from adopting any ordinance, policy, or rule that prohibits or otherwise attempts to regulate use or ownership of advanced air mobility aircraft or advanced air mobility system;

and providing definitions for advanced air mobility aircraft and advanced air mobility system.

    Adopted Rejected