S 2607
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Property rights
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees
Drone Integration and Zoning Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Drone Integration and Zoning Act of 2019
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations or standards related to unmanned aircraft systems.
Among other requirements, the FAA must
- designate the area between 200 feet and 400 feet above ground level for use of civil unmanned aircraft systems;
- authorize, only with a property owner's permission, the operation of a civil unmanned aircraft in the immediate reaches of airspace above private property;
- 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; and
- establish a process for the designation of routes above 200 feet of the ground as authorized commercial routes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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