3.0.0 2684 2023-01-11T13:31:44Z 2023-01-11T13:31:44Z Senate S 2016-03-15 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-03-15T21:07:50Z 2016-03-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2016-03-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N Transportation and Public Works Atmospheric science and weather Aviation and airports Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Licensing and registrations Natural disasters Oil and gas Pipelines Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2016-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-12T21:24:19Z UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act

This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Department of Transportation to establish a process by which a covered person may operate an unmanned aircraft system to conduct the following activities beyond the visual line of sight of the individual operating the system without any restriction on the time of the operation:

  • activities for which compliance with current law can be accomplished by the use of manned aircraft, including activities to ensure compliance with federal or state regulatory, permit, or other requirements (including surveys for permits for construction or maintenance of pipelines) and activities relating to ensuring compliance with federal requirements for the transportation of natural gas, other gas, or hazardous substances by pipeline;
  • activities to inspect, repair, or respond to critical infrastructure, including to respond to a pipeline incident, natural or man-made disaster, severe weather event, or other incident beyond the control of such person that may cause material damage to such infrastructure; and
  • other activities if the covered person notifies the local Flight Standards District Office before the operation of the unmanned aircraft system.

A "covered person" is a person who owns or operates a pipeline or other critical infrastructure, is an agent of such person, or is the sponsor of a pipeline project.

]]> UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act Display Title UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the operation of unmanned aircraft systems by owners and operators of critical infrastructure. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act Introduced in Senate 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2684is/xml/BILLS-114s2684is.xml 2016-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.