Chapter 256
2016 -- S 3099
Enacted 07/01/2016

A N   A C T
RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLE REGULATION

Introduced By: Senator Frank S. Lombardi
Date Introduced: June 18, 2016

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 that 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. Federal Preemption. – If federal law preempts any provision of this chapter,
that provision shall not apply.
     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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