Sec. 954. ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY WORKING GROUP AMENDMENTS
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## SEC. 954 ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY WORKING GROUP AMENDMENTS **[**[49 U.S.C. 40101 note](/us/usc/t49/s40101)**]** Section 2 of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection
(b)by striking “, particularly passenger-carrying aircraft,”; ####
(2)in subsection (d)(1) by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(D) > > operators of airports, heliports, and vertiports, and fixed-base operators;” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (e)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking “1 year” and inserting “18 months”; #####
(B)in paragraph
(3)by inserting “or that may impede such maturation” after “AAM industry”; #####
(C)in paragraph
(7)by striking “and” at the end; #####
(D)in paragraph
(8)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####
(E)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(9) > > processes and programs that can be leveraged to improve the efficiency of Federal reviews required for infrastructure development, including for electrical capacity projects.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection (f)— #####
(A)in paragraph
(1)by striking “and” at the end; #####
(B)by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); #####
(C)by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > recommendations for sharing expertise and data on critical items, including long-term electrification requirements and the needs of cities (from a macro-electrification standpoint) to enable the deployment of AAM; and” > ; and #####
(D)in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph
(2)of this section, by striking “paragraph (1)” and inserting “paragraphs
(1)and (2)”. ####
(5)in subsection (g)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking “working group” and inserting “Secretary of Transportation”; #####
(B)in paragraph
(1)by striking “and” at the end; #####
(C)by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); and #####
(D)by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: > > #### “(2) > > summarizing any dissenting views and opinions of a participant of the working group described in subsection (c)(3); and” > ; ####
(6)in subsection (h)— #####
(A)by striking “ Not later than 30 days ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 30 days” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(2) Considerations for termination of working group > > In deciding whether to terminate the working group under this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall consider other interagency coordination activities associated with AAM, or other new or novel users of the national airspace system, that could benefit from continued wider interagency coordination.” > ; and ####
(7)in subsection (i)— #####
(A)in paragraph
(1)by striking “transports people and property by air between two points in the United States using aircraft with advanced technologies, including electric aircraft or electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft,” and inserting “is comprised of urban air mobility and regional air mobility using manned or unmanned aircraft”; #####
(B)by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (7); #####
(C)by redesignating paragraph
(6)as paragraph (9); #####
(D)by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: > > #### “(5) Powered-lift aircraft > > The term ‘powered-lift aircraft’ has the meaning given the term ‘powered-lift’ in section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. > > > #### “(6) Regional air mobility > > The term ‘regional air mobility’ means the movement of passengers or property by air between 2 points using an airworthy aircraft that— > > > ##### “(A) > > has advanced technologies, such as distributed propulsion, vertical take-off and landing, powered-lift, non-traditional power systems, or autonomous technologies; > > > ##### “(B) > > has a maximum takeoff weight of greater than 1,320 pounds; and > > > ##### “(C) > > is not urban air mobility.” > ; #####
(E)by inserting after paragraph (7), as so redesignated, the following: > > #### “(8) Urban air mobility > > The term ‘urban air mobility’ means the movement of passengers or property by air between 2 points in different cities or 2 points within the same city using an airworthy aircraft that— > > > ##### “(A) > > has advanced technologies, such as distributed propulsion, vertical takeoff and landing, powered lift, nontraditional power systems, or autonomous technologies; and > > > ##### “(B) > > has a maximum takeoff weight of greater than 1,320 pounds.” > ; and #####
(F)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(10) Vertiport > > The term ‘vertiport’ means an area of land, water, or a structure, used or intended to be used to support the landing, take-off, taxiing, parking, and storage of powered lift or other aircraft that vertiport design and performance standards established by the Administrator can accommodate.” > .
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