Responsible Skies Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-798
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2015-02-05
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Department of Transportation

Outdoor recreation

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Responsible Skies Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to require the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit the operator of an unmanned recreational aircraft (drone) from flying it:</p> <ul> <li>above 400 feet and within 5 miles of the perimeter of a commercial airport, or</li> <li>where it may be seen from the airport's perimeter.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2015 Mr. Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Skies Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on the flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and , including that the operator of an unmanned recreational aircraft may not fly the aircraft— (1) above 400 feet and within 5 miles of the perimeter of an airport that provides scheduled passenger air transportation; or (2) where it may be seem from the perimeter of the airport. ; and (2) by inserting at the end the following: (d) Report to Congress Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) a description of any incident in which an unmanned recreational aircraft flew above 400 feet less than 5 miles from the perimeter of an airport that provides scheduled passenger air transportation; and (2) the action taken by the Secretary in response to the incident. (e) Definition of unmanned recreational aircraft In this section, the term unmanned recreational aircraft means an unmanned aircraft flown for hobby or recreational purposes. .