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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLE REGULATION

     Introduced By: Representatives Ucci, Winfield, Solomon, Kazarian, and Corvese

     Date Introduced: February 10, 2016

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Title 1 of the General Laws entitled "AERONAUTICS" is hereby amended

by adding thereto the following chapter:

CHAPTER 8

UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLES

     1-8-1. Exclusive aerial regulations. – Subject to federal law, the state of Rhode Island

and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation shall have exclusive legal authority to regulate any

object capable of flying, which is remotely controlled, and flies autonomously through software

controlled flight plans embedded in the object's system by a global position system, commonly

known as unpiloted aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, drones, or unmanned aircraft

systems.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLE REGULATION

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     This act would grant exclusive authority subject to federal law, to the state of Rhode

Island and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to regulate unpiloted aerial vehicles, remotely

piloted aircraft, drones, and unmanned aircraft systems.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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