Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5040
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-12
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Fires

Government studies and investigations

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2019 or the AIR Safety Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires concerning lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. </p>

action_date: 2020-12-02
action_desc: Reported to House, Part I
text: <p><b>Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020 or the AIR Safety Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires concerning lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. </p>

action_date: 2020-12-10
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020 or the AIR Safety Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires concerning lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5040 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2019 Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2019 or the AIR Safety Act of 2019 . 2. Study on effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (a) Study required The Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with the Chief of the Forest Service, shall conduct a study on the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires with respect to lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. (b) Study contents In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Director shall— (1) determine, for each of the five most recently completed calendar years, the number of occurrences in which a drone incursion interfered with wildfire suppression and the effect of each such occurrence on— (A) the length of time required to achieve complete suppression; (B) the effectiveness of aerial firefighting responses; and (C) the amounts expended by the Federal Government; and (2) evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of various actions to prevent drone incursions, including— (A) the use of reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy a drone; (B) the seizure of a drone, including seizure with a net device; and (C) the dissemination of education materials relating to the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression. (c) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings of the study required under subsection (a) and any recommendations of the Director relating to such findings. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Drone The term drone means an unmanned aircraft system owned by a private individual or entity. (2) Drone incursion The term drone incursion means the operation of a drone within any airspace for which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction because of a wildfire. (3) Wildfire suppression The term wildfire suppression has the meaning given such term in section 46320(d) of title 49, United States Code.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5040 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020 or the AIR Safety Act of 2020 . 2. Study on effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (a) Study required The Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with the Chief of the Forest Service, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Association of State Foresters, shall conduct a study on the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires with respect to lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. (b) Study contents In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Director shall— (1) determine, for each of the five most recently completed calendar years, the number of occurrences in which a drone incursion interfered with wildfire suppression and the effect of each such occurrence on— (A) the length of time required to achieve complete suppression; (B) the effectiveness of aerial firefighting responses; and (C) the amounts expended by the Federal Government; and (2) evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of various actions to prevent drone incursions, including— (A) temporary flight restrictions of the Federal Aviation Administration; and (B) the dissemination of education materials relating to the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression. (c) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of the study required under subsection (a) and any recommendations of the Director relating to such findings. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Drone The term drone means an unmanned aircraft system, as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code, owned by a private individual or entity. (2) Drone incursion The term drone incursion means the operation of a drone within any airspace for which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction because of a wildfire. (3) Wildfire suppression The term wildfire suppression has the meaning given such term in section 46320(d) of title 49, United States Code.

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5040 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2020 Received AN ACT To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020 or the AIR Safety Act of 2020 . 2. Study on effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (a) Study required The Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with the Chief of the Forest Service, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Association of State Foresters, shall conduct a study on the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires with respect to lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. (b) Study contents In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Director shall— (1) determine, for each of the five most recently completed calendar years, the number of occurrences in which a drone incursion interfered with wildfire suppression and the effect of each such occurrence on— (A) the length of time required to achieve complete suppression; (B) the effectiveness of aerial firefighting responses; and (C) the amounts expended by the Federal Government; and (2) evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of various actions to prevent drone incursions, including— (A) temporary flight restrictions of the Federal Aviation Administration; and (B) the dissemination of education materials relating to the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression. (c) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings of the study required under subsection (a) and any recommendations of the Director relating to such findings. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Drone The term drone means an unmanned aircraft system, as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code, owned by a private individual or entity. (2) Drone incursion The term drone incursion means the operation of a drone within any airspace for which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction because of a wildfire. (3) Wildfire suppression The term wildfire suppression has the meaning given such term in section 46320(d) of title 49, United States Code.

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 499 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5040 [Report No. 116–606, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2019 Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned December 2, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic December 2, 2020 Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 12, 2019 A BILL To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020 or the AIR Safety Act of 2020 . 2. Study on effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression (a) Study required The Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with the Chief of the Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, shall conduct a study on the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires with respect to lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. (b) Study contents In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Director shall— (1) determine, for each of the five most recently completed calendar years, the number of occurrences in which a drone incursion interfered with wildfire suppression and the effect of each such occurrence on— (A) the length of time required to achieve complete suppression; (B) the effectiveness of aerial firefighting responses; and (C) the amounts expended by the Federal Government; and (2) evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of various actions to prevent drone incursions, including— (A) the use of reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy a drone; (B) the seizure of a drone, including seizure with a net device; and (C) the dissemination of education materials relating to the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression. (c) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings of the study required under subsection (a) and any recommendations of the Director relating to such findings. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Drone The term drone means an unmanned aircraft system owned by a private individual or entity. (2) Drone incursion The term drone incursion means the operation of a drone within any airspace for which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction because of a wildfire. (3) Wildfire suppression The term wildfire suppression has the meaning given such term in section 46320(d) of title 49, United States Code.

December 2, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment December 2, 2020 Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed