UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-3513
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2018-09-26
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p>  <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3513 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2018 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act . 2. Applications for designation Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(i), by striking and distribution facilities and equipment and inserting distribution facilities and equipment, and railroad facilities ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) Deadlines (1) Not later than March 31, 2019, the Administrator shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to carry out the requirements of this section. (2) Not later than 12 months after publishing the notice of proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall issue a final rule. .