3.0.0 3513 2023-01-11T13:41:18Z 2023-01-11T13:41:18Z Senate S 2018-09-26 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-09-26T22:12:42Z Drone Safety Enhancement Act 115 3511 S 2018-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2018-09-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2018-09-26 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2018-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2018-11-13T19:04:31Z UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

This bill amends the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 to include railroad facilities among the critical infrastructure to be considered fixed site facilities for purposes of prohibiting or restricting the operation of an unmanned aircraft (i.e., a drone) in close proximity to such facilities. Other fixed site facilities may include military installations, oil refineries and chemical facilities, or amusement parks.

The Federal Aviation Administration must publish a notice of proposed rulemaking by March 31, 2019, for carrying out the the process for prohibiting or restricting the operation of drones near fixed site facilities, and then issue a final rule within 12 months after publishing the notice of proposed rulemaking.

]]> UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act Display Title UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a deadline for the establishment of a process to allow applicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit or restrict the operation of an unmanned aircraft in close proximity to a fixed site facility. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3513is/xml/BILLS-115s3513is.xml 2018-09-26 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.