SENATE 600117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Drone Integration and Zoning Act
- Last Action
- 3/4/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-03-04Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-04 (00)
Drone Integration and Zoning Act
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.
Subjects
- 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
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