aviation surveillance technology; fees; prohibition

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the ban applies to 'private entities' generally, without specifying that they must manage airports.

HB2210: Ban on Fees Based on Aircraft Tracking Data

This law stops the state of Arizona, local governments, and private groups from charging aircraft owners or operators fees based on data collected by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast systems.

What This Bill Does

• Prohibits using ADS-B system information to calculate, generate, or collect fees from aircraft owners or operators.
• Applies this ban to the state of Arizona, political subdivisions like cities and counties, and private entities.
• Defines an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system as technology that combines positioning data, avionics, and ground infrastructure for air traffic control.
• Adds a new section 28-8211 to Title 28 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

Who It Names or Affects

• Aircraft owners
• Aircraft operators
• The state government and its agencies
• Cities, towns, counties, and private entities

Terms To Know

ADS-B system

Aviation surveillance technology that uses an aircraft's positioning system, avionics, and ground infrastructure to create a link between the aircraft and air traffic control or other aircraft.

Political subdivision

Local government units such as cities, towns, or counties within the state of Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill becomes effective on the general effective date but does not specify a calendar day.
• The source material states there is no anticipated fiscal impact on the state General Fund, but it does not detail impacts on local budgets or private entities.

Official Summary Text

HB2210 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2210

aviation
surveillance technology; fees; prohibition

Purpose

Prohibits the calculation, generation or collection of fees from an
aircraft owner or operator based on information that is collected or broadcast
by an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system (ADS-B system).

Background

ADS-B is a surveillance technology
that combines an aircraft's positioning source, aircraft avionics and ground
infrastructure to create an accurate surveillance interface between the
aircraft and air traffic control. ADS-B consists of ADS-B Out and ADS-B In
services. ADS-B Out broadcasts information regarding an aircraft's GPS
location, altitude, ground speed and other data to ground stations and other
aircraft once per second. ADS-B In provides operators of properly equipped
aircraft with weather and traffic position information (
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
).

The Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) may
establish fees for the use of state-owned airports and related facilities,
including: 1) landing and takeoff for commercial aircraft; 2) aircraft tiedown;
3) equipment use; 4) facility use; 5) damages to equipment or facilities; and
6) aircraft servicing. Additionally, the governing body of a city or town or
the county board of supervisors may adopt rules and establish fees or charges
for the use of airport facilities (A.R.S. ��
28-8204

and
28-8419
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact
to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.

Prohibits
the State, political subdivisions and private entities from using any
surveillance equipment or information that is broadcast or collected by an
ADS-B system to calculate, generate or collect fees from an aircraft owner or
operator.

2.

Defines

ADS-B system
as aviation surveillance technology that uses any
combination of an aircraft's positioning system, aircraft avionics and ground
infrastructure to create a surveillance interface between an aircraft and air
traffic control or other aircraft, including in and out signals.

3.

Becomes
effective on the general effective date.

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Current Bill Text

HB2210 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

aviation surveillance
technology; fees; prohibition

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2210

AN
ACT

Amending title 28, chapter 25, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-8211; relating to
aviation.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section
1.
1. Title
28, chapter 25, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 28-8211, to read:

START_STATUTE
28-8211.

Automatic
dependent surveillance-broadcast system; fees; prohibition; definition

A. This state, a political
subdivision of this state or a private entity may not use any surveillance
equipment or information that is broadcast or collected by an automatic
dependent surveillance-broadcast system to calculate, generate or collect
fees from an aircraft owner or operator.

B. for the purposes of this section,
"automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system" means
aviation surveillance technology that uses any combination of an aircraft's
positioning system, aircraft avionics and ground infrastructure to create a
surveillance interface between an aircraft and air traffic control or other
aircraft, including in and out signals.
END_STATUTE