House Introduced Bill 5584

HOUSE BILL No. 5584

February 18, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Raczkowski, Gubow, Nye and Leland and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

A bill to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled

"Aeronautics code of the state of Michigan,"

by amending sections 86a and 89 (MCL 259.86a and 259.89), section

86a as added and section 89 as amended by 1996 PA 370.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 86a. (1) Licensed aeronautical facilities shall be

2 licensed under 1 of the following categories:

3 (a) Basic utility airport. A basic utility airport license

4 shall be granted if the following minimum requirements are met:

5 (i) The airport has an airport manager licensed by the

6 commission.

7 (ii) The airport contains a runway with a 1,200-foot landing

8 length in each direction from a clear approach slope of 20 to 1.

9 Unpaved runways shall have a minimum width of 50 feet with an

10 additional 25 feet minimum width on each side clear of

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1 obstructions. Paved runways shall have a minimum width of 25

2 feet with an additional 38 feet minimum width on each side clear

3 of obstructions.

4 (iii) The airport maintains a state primary surface for each

5 runway clear of all obstructions. The state primary surface

6 shall be IS at least 100 feet wide, but no AND NOT less than

7 the width of the runway.

8 (iv) The airport maintains a state approach surface that

9 extends outward and upward from the end of the state primary sur-

10 face for a distance of 5,000 feet. The shape of the state

11 approach surface is rectangular with a minimum width of 100 feet

12 and a length of 5,000 feet. The width of the state approach sur-

13 face shall be IS at least as wide as the width of the runway.

14 The state approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of

15 5,000 feet at a slope of 20 to 1 including 15 feet clearance over

16 roads, 17 feet clearance over interstate highways, 23 feet clear-

17 ance over railroads, and 25 feet clearance over property lines.

18 The state approach surface begins at the runway end for unpaved

19 runways.

20 (v) The airport establishes a permanent monument located on

21 the centerline at or beyond each end of the runway.

22 (vi) The airport maintains the following pilot aids:

23 (A) Runway surface markings shall THAT conform to federal

24 aviation administration published standards.

25 (B) A windcone.

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1 (C) Airports with right traffic patterns shall have a

2 segmented circle conforming to federal aviation administration

3 published standards.

4 (D) Runway lighting, if available for public use, shall

5 conform CONFORMS to federal aviation administration standard

6 color and layout.

7 (b) General utility airport. A general utility airport

8 license shall be granted if the following minimum requirements

9 are met:

10 (i) the airport has an airport manager licensed by the

11 commission.

12 (ii) The airport contains a runway with a 1,800-foot landing

13 length in each direction from a clear approach slope of 20 to 1.

14 Unpaved runways shall have a minimum width of 100 feet. Paved

15 runways shall have a minimum width of 35 feet.

16 (iii) The airport maintains a state primary surface for each

17 runway clear of all obstructions. The state primary surface

18 shall be IS at least 250 feet wide.

19 (iv) The airport maintains a state approach surface for each

20 runway end that extends outward and upward from the end of the

21 state primary surface for a distance of 5,000 feet. The shape of

22 this approach surface is a trapezoid with a width of 250 feet at

23 the runway end and expands uniformly to a width of 1,200 feet.

24 The state approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of

25 5,000 feet at a slope of 20 to 1, including 15 feet clearance

26 over roads, 17 feet clearance over interstate highways, 23 feet

27 clearance over railroads, and 25 feet clearance over property

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1 lines. The state approach surface begins at the runway end for

2 unpaved runways.

3 (v) The airport contains a permanent monument located on the

4 centerline at or beyond each end of the runway.

5 (vi) The airport maintains the following pilot aids:

6 (A) Paved runways shall have centerline marking and runway

7 numbering conforming THAT CONFORM to the published standards of

8 the federal aviation administration.

9 (B) Unpaved runways marked in accordance with commission

10 standards.

11 (C) Any crosswind CROSSWIND runways must meet minimum

12 requirements set for a basic utility airport.

13 (D) A lighted windcone.

14 (E) Runway lighting shall be IS available from sunset to

15 sunrise daily. Lighting configuration shall conform to the

16 requirements of the federal aviation administration regarding

17 standard color and layout.

18 (F) Airports with right traffic patterns shall have a seg-

19 mented circle with traffic pattern indicators conforming to the

20 published standards of the federal aviation administration.

21 (vii) The airport provides the following services:

22 (A) An administration building or terminal building with

23 sanitary facilities available to the public.

24 (B) Adequate means to deter the unauthorized or inadvertent

25 access to the aircraft operations area.

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1 (C) A telephone AT A CLEARLY INDICATED LOCATION ON THE

2 AIRPORT GROUNDS that is available to the public 24 hours daily.

3 on the airport and its location shall be clearly indicated.

4 (D) A formally adopted emergency service plan prepared by

5 the airport owner.

6 (E) Airport rules and regulations that are adopted by the

7 airport owner and available to the public.

8 (F) Itinerant aircraft parking and tie-downs, including ade-

9 quate ropes, chains, or THE equivalent OF ROPES AND CHAINS.

10 (c) Air carrier airport. An air carrier airport license

11 shall be granted if the following minimum requirements are met:

12 (i) The airport has an airport manager licensed by the

13 commission.

14 (ii) The airport has a valid airport operating certificate,

15 or a limited airport operating certificate, issued by the federal

16 aviation administration regulations.

17 (d) Seaplane base. A seaplane base license shall be granted

18 if the following minimum requirements are met:

19 (i) The airport has an airport manager licensed by the

20 commission.

21 (ii) The airport contains at least 1 unobstructed straight

22 line channel of at least 5,000 feet in length, and 200 feet in

23 width.

24 (iii) The airport has a suitable float, mooring facility, or

25 ramp at some point on the shore adjoining the landing area.

26 (iv) The airport provides and maintains a fire

27 extinguisher.

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1 (e) Heliport. A heliport license shall be granted if the

2 following minimum requirements are met:

3 (i) The heliport has an airport manager licensed by the

4 commission.

5 (ii) The heliport contains a length and width of the landing

6 area of at least 1 1/2 times the length of the helicopter using

7 the facility.

8 (iii) The heliport contains at least 2 heliport approach

9 surfaces free of obstructions. The heliport approach surface

10 begins at the end of the heliport landing area with the same

11 width as the landing area, and extending outward and upward for a

12 horizontal distance of 4,000 feet where its width is 500 feet.

13 The slope of the approach surface is 8 to 1. Two of the heliport

14 approach surfaces provided shall be ARE located to provide SO

15 that their centerline shall form FORMS an arc of not less than

16 90 degrees at their intersection. Each heliport approach surface

17 shall provide PROVIDES an area suitable for an emergency land-

18 ing during takeoff, climb-out and landing.

19 (iv) If a heliport is located on an elevated structure or

20 roof, local building and fire codes shall be ARE complied

21 with. The landing area should be IS designed to support 1.5

22 times the maximum gross weight of the largest helicopter autho-

23 rized to use the heliport. When applying for a license, the

24 applicant shall file FILES a certificate signed by a profes-

25 sional engineer registered in this state, certifying structural

26 compliance of the heliport.

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1 (v) The heliport contains a windcone or means of identifying

2 wind direction.

3 (vi) Ground level heliports have operational areas fenced or

4 marked with caution signs to prevent the inadvertent or unautho-

5 rized entry of persons or vehicles.

6 (vii) Signs indicating a heliport , ARE located on its

7 THE HELIPORT'S perimeter.

8 (f) Hospital heliport. A hospital heliport license shall be

9 granted if ALL OF the following minimum requirements are met:

10 (i) The hospital heliport complies with all provisions of

11 subdivision (e) IS RESERVED SOLELY FOR AIR AMBULANCE USE OR

12 OTHER HOSPITAL-RELATED FUNCTIONS.

13 (ii) The hospital heliport contains markings in conformance

14 with federal aviation administration published standards for hos-

15 pital heliports.

16 (ii) (iii) Hospital heliports are reserved for aeromedical

17 or official hospital business flights only. THE HOSPITAL HELI-

18 PORT HAS AN AIRPORT MANAGER, APPOINTED BY THE HOSPITAL HELIPORT

19 OWNER OR OPERATOR, WHO IS LICENSED BY THE COMMISSION WITHIN 90

20 DAYS AFTER HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT.

21 (iii) THE HOSPITAL HELIPORT HAS A FINAL APPROACH AND TAKEOFF

22 AREA, THE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS OF WHICH ARE AT LEAST 1-1/2 TIMES

23 THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE LARGEST HELICOPTER AUTHORIZED TO USE

24 THE HOSPITAL HELIPORT.

25 (iv) THE FINAL APPROACH AND TAKEOFF AREA IS POSITIONED TO

26 PROVIDE A MINIMUM SAFETY REGION OF AT LEAST 10 FEET OR 1/3 OF THE

27 ROTOR LENGTH OF THE LARGEST HELICOPTER THAT WILL LAND AT THE

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1 SITE, MEASURED FROM THE EDGE OF THE FINAL APPROACH AND TAKEOFF

2 AREA TO THE OBSTACLE NEAREST THAT AREA.

3 (v) THE HOSPITAL HELIPORT HAS AT LEAST 1 APPROACH OR TAKEOFF

4 PATH THAT IS ALIGNED AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE DOMINANT

5 WINDS, BUT THAT MAY DEVIATE FROM THAT ALIGNMENT TO AVOID OBJECTS

6 OR NOISE-SENSITIVE AREAS OR USE AIRSPACE ABOVE PUBLIC LANDS.

7 (vi) THE HOSPITAL HELIPORT IS CAPABLE OF BEING SECURED TO

8 PROHIBIT THE INADVERTENT OR UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY OF PERSONS OR

9 VEHICLES.

10 (vii) IF THE HELIPORT IS AT GROUND LEVEL, THE OPERATIONAL

11 HELIPORT AREAS ARE FENCED OR MARKED WITH CAUTION SIGNS TO PRO-

12 HIBIT THE INADVERTENT OR UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY OF PERSONS OR

13 VEHICLES.

14 (viii) SIGNS INDICATING A HELIPORT ARE LOCATED ON THE

15 HELIPORT'S PERIMETER.

16 (ix) THE TOUCHDOWN AND LIFTOFF AREA IS A PAVED HARD

17 SURFACE.

18 (x) THE HOSPITAL HELIPORT HAS A LIGHTED WIND DIRECTION

19 INDICATOR.

20 (xi) SUITABLE LIGHTING IS PROVIDED AT THE HOSPITAL

21 HELIPORT'S PERIMETER FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS, AND THAT LIGHTING AT A

22 MINIMUM INCLUDES LIGHTS AT EACH CORNER OF THE FINAL APPROACH AND

23 TAKEOFF AREA.

24 (xii) IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS ARE PRESENT AT THE HOSPITAL

25 HELIPORT SITE THAT CONFORM TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

26 STANDARDS FOR HOSPITAL HELIPORTS.

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1 (G) HOSPITAL HELISTOP. A HOSPITAL HELISTOP LICENSE SHALL BE

2 GRANTED IF THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE MET:

3 (i) THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP HAS AN AIRPORT MANAGER, APPOINTED

4 BY THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP, WHO IS

5 LICENSED BY THE COMMISSION WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER HIS OR HER

6 APPOINTMENT.

7 (ii) THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP IS RESERVED SOLELY FOR AIR AMBU-

8 LANCE USE OR OTHER HOSPITAL-RELATED FUNCTIONS.

9 (iii) THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP HAS AT LEAST 1 SUITABLE HELICOP-

10 TER APPROACH PATH THAT IS IDENTIFIED AND FREE OF OBSTACLES.

11 (iv) THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP HAS A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR.

12 (v) THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP HAS APPROPRIATE PERMANENT OR TEM-

13 PORARY LIGHTING AVAILABLE FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS.

14 (vi) THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP HAS ADEQUATE SECURITY TO PREVENT

15 BYSTANDERS FROM APPROACHING A HELICOPTER AS IT LANDS OR DEPARTS.

16 (2) A PILOT OF A HELICOPTER LANDING AT A HOSPITAL HELISTOP

17 OR HELIPORT MUST RECEIVE PRIOR PERMISSION TO LAND AT THE HOSPITAL

18 HELISTOP OR HELIPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL HELISTOP OR HELIPORT MAN-

19 AGER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE.

20 Sec. 89. Sections 86, 86A, 86b, 86c, 87, and 88 do not

21 apply to landing areas designated and operated for private use if

22 commercial operations are not performed on the landing areas. A

23 landing area for private use shall not be established, without

24 commission approval, within 5 nautical miles of a public use

25 facility certified by the commission.

26 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

27 effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____

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1 (request no. 05749'98 *) of the 89th Legislature is enacted into

2 law.

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