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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:

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

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by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 8

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UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLES

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     1-8-1. Exclusive aerial regulations. – The state of Rhode Island shall have exclusive

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legal authority to regulate any object capable of flying, which is remotely controlled, and flies

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autonomously through software controlled flight plans embedded in the object's system by a

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global position system, commonly known as unpiloted aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft,

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drones, or unmanned aircraft systems.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLE REGULATION

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     This act would grant exclusive authority to the state of Rhode Island to regulate unpiloted

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aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, drones, and unmanned aircraft systems.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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