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GAO-24-106451 1 (2024-03-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 March 14, 2024 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chair The Honorable Ted Cruz Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Sam Graves Chairman The Honorable Rick Larsen Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Advanced Air Mobility: Legal Authorities and Issues to Consider for Operations Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an emerging concept of air transportation that will leverage new types of aircraft and an array of innovative technologies, such as electrified propulsion systems. According to proponents, AAM could be transformational, in part, because it offers the potential to expeditiously move people and goods while operating more quietly, with reduced aircraft emissions, and at lower costs than traditional aircraft. In addition, industry leaders anticipate that these aircraft will eventually be capable of autonomous flight. As noted in our 2022 report, stakeholders said that for AAM to be successful, the federal government-including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation (DOT)-and industry will need to address a variety of issues, including bringing the first AAM aircraft into commercial use.1 AAM manufacturers are currently testing their aircrafts, and FAA has stated that it is working to support the industry's goal of initial, piloted commercial operations in 2025, with more widespread operations in 2028 and beyond. The Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act, enacted in October 2022, included a provision for GAO to conduct a study on the roles, responsibilities, and interests of federal, tribal, state, and local governments regarding AAM.2 The act also directed us to review legal authorities as well as provide information on actions to facilitate the growth of the AAM industry and the integration of AAM aircraft into the national airspace. This report describes (1) the legal authorities held by DOT relevant to the future regulation of civilian AAM operations, and actions taken relevant to these authorities, (2) relevant legal authorities of selected tribal, state, and 1GAO, Transforming Aviation: Stakeholders Identified Issues to Address for 'Advanced Air Mobility,' GAO-22-105020 (Washington, D.C.: May 9, 2022). 2Pub. L. No. 117-203, § 3, 136 Stat. 2227, 2230 (2022). GAO-24-106451 AAM Legal Authorities Page 1

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