UAS: SURVEILLANCE OF FACILITIES S.B. 1233 (S-1):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 1233 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Peter MacGregor
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act to do the following:
-- Prohibit a department, agency, board, or commission of the State, or a person under contract with or acting at the direction of those entities, from using an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to surveil, inspect, or gather evidence or other information about a facility that was subject to a permit, license, or order issued by or a decree or other requirement governed by those entities unless certain criteria applied.
-- Require a UAS that was used as described above to be clearly marked as a State-owned or- operated aircraft unless it met certain criteria.
-- Specify that, for any UAS operation that was consented to by the owner or operator of a facility, the consent of that owner or operator could be conditioned on the use of a UAS that was owned and operated by that owner or operator under Federal Aviation Administration regulations, authorizations, or exemptions.
-- Require any data collected by the operation of a UAS concerning a facility licensed or given a permit by one of the listed entities to be furnished promptly to the facility's owner or operator upon request.
-- Specify that the bill would not apply to a law enforcement agency operating a UAS as part of a law enforcement investigation.
MCL 259.307 Legislative Analyst: Drew Krogulecki
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 12-7-18 Fiscal Analyst: Michael Siracuse
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.