S 1272
115th Congress
Senate
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
Drone Federalism Act of 2017
Introduced: May 25, 2017
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3219-3220)
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3219-3220)
Committees of jurisdiction
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