Airport and Air Amendments

Added new definitions for 'advanced air mobility system,' 'aerial transit corridor,' 'vertiport,' and 'unmanned aircraft system service supplier' to accommodate emerging aviation technologies.

Created a new section detailing strict procedures for airports to handle lost property, including a 30-day notification period and specific criteria for claiming monetary items.

Revised airport licensing requirements to clarify that non-federally funded airports open to the public must obtain a license before operation.

Restricted law enforcement drone data collection, allowing it only with a warrant, for imminent emergencies, or to locate missing persons in areas with no privacy expectation.

Corrected grammatical errors and inconsistent phrasing throughout the definitions and registration sections for clarity.

Added new definitions for 'advanced air mobility system,' 'aerial transit corridor,' 'roadable aircraft,' and 'vertiport' to accommodate future aviation technologies.

Updated the definition of 'airport' to explicitly include vertiports that are open to public use and clarified that appurtenant areas are included.

Added a requirement that unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility aircraft used for commercial operations must have a current state certificate of registration if federal certification is required.

Modified the definition of 'airport revenue' to include taxes on aviation fuel but exclude passenger facility fees, and clarified revenue sources from off-airport properties.

Reduced the annual registration fee for aircraft used exclusively by tax-exempt medical transport entities from 0.4% to a flat $100 fee.

Updated lost property procedures at airports to require posting notices on both state and airport websites and specified conditions under which money can be recovered.

Established a rulemaking process to create registration fees for unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility systems, with fees deposited into the Aeronautics Restricted Account.

Amended restrictions on law enforcement drone use, limiting data acquisition to search warrants, judicial exceptions, locating missing persons in low-privacy areas, or purposes unrelated to criminal investigations.

Corrected grammatical errors and inconsistent phrasing throughout the definitions and operational sections of the code.

Set the effective date of the bill as May 6, 2026.