Securing Airspace for Emergency Responders Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3132
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2018-06-26
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Fires
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Securing Airspace for Emergency Responders Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the unauthorized operation of an unmanned aircraft over a wildfire.</p> <p>A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of at least one year, or both.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3132 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2018 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Airspace for Emergency Responders Act of 2018 . 2. Prohibition (a) Amendment Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 40A. Use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires (a) Unmanned aircraft defined In this section, the term unmanned aircraft has the meaning given the term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). (b) Offense It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an unmanned aircraft over a wildfire without authorization from relevant Federal agency personnel or any individual designated by a State or unit of local government to authorize such activity. (c) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not less than 1 year, or both. . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of section for chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 40 the following: 40A. Use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires. .