2015 -- H 5293

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW

REGULATION OF DRONES AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

     Introduced By: Representatives Ucci, Corvese, Azzinaro, Hull, and Bennett

     Date Introduced: February 04, 2015

     Referred To: House Corporations

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of eleven (11) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island

House of Representatives, not more than four (4) from the same political party, to be appointed

by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Rhode Island Attorney General, or

designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, or

designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Emergency

Management Agency, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the University of Rhode

Island, or designee; and one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Airport

Corporation, or designee and AUVSI Association Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party

which is entitled to the appointment, consents to the member of the general public.

      The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study, analysis, and

recommendations for potential laws, rules, and/or regulations pertaining to the regulation of

drones and unmanned aerial vehicles in Rhode Island.

     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson. 

     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

House of Representatives no later than January 6, 2016, and said commission shall expire on

April 6, 2016.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW

REGULATION OF DRONES AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

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     This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative study commission

whose purpose it would be to study and make recommendations for the regulation of drones and

unmanned aerial vehicles in Rhode Island, and who would report back to the House no later than

January 6, 2016, and whose life would expire on April 6, 2016.           

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