3.0.0 1272 2023-01-11T13:36:22Z 2023-01-11T13:36:22Z Senate S 2017-05-25 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-25T20:03:35Z 2017-05-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3219-3220) IntroReferral 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2017-05-25 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-05-25 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2017-05-25 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Federal preemption Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Noise pollution Property rights Right of privacy State and local government operations Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-03T18:37:03Z Drone Federalism Act of 2017

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration, in prescribing regulations or standards related to unmanned aircraft systems, to:

  • define, and limit the scope of, the preemptive effect of such regulations or standards;
  • preserve the legitimate interests of state, local, and tribal governments (e.g., protecting public safety);
  • preserve state, local, and tribal authority to issue certain reasonable restrictions on the operation of a civil unmanned aircraft system within 200 feet of the ground or a structure;
  • authorize, only with a property owner's permission, the operation of a civil unmanned aircraft in the immediate reaches of the airspace above private property; and
  • establish pilot programs with state, local, and tribal governments to regulate the operation of civil unmanned aircraft systems, coordinate enforcement efforts with respect to such regulations, and identify best practices.
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