Ohio Code § 5501.041

§ 5501.041.

(A) The director of transportation shall create an advanced air mobility division within

the department of transportation.  The director shall appoint a deputy director of that division and shall assign the

duties, powers, and functions of that deputy director in accordance with section 5501.04 of the Revised Code . (B) The purpose of the division is to integrate advanced air mobility capabilities into

existing public service networks within the state and to support advanced air mobility

public safety and national security objectives. (C) The responsibilities of the division shall include: (1) Incorporating advanced air mobility into state public transportation by: (a) Establishing an operational state-based advanced air mobility air traffic management

system; (b) Ensuring that the system described in division (C)(1)(a) of this section integrates

with the existing federal aviation administration air traffic management system; (c) Developing advanced air mobility tracking and information support infrastructure; (d) Establishing advanced air mobility overflight and liability regulations with consideration

of existing federal regulations. (2) Supporting advanced air mobility solutions for law enforcement, fire departments,

and emergency medical services by establishing standard operating procedures for use

of advanced air mobility by those entities; (3) Supporting public safety and national security objectives by establishing advanced

air mobility critical infrastructure protection policies. (D) The division may coordinate with the office of aviation within the department of

transportation and with any other federal, state, or local government agency, office,

or department in advancing its purpose and fulfilling its responsibilities.