Bill Text: MI HB5496 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Chaptered

Michigan House Bill 5496 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Aeronautics; other; Michigan aeronautics commission; establish duties under the unmanned aircraft systems act. Amends sec. 3 of 2016 PA 436 (MCL 259.303) & adds sec. 30.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-28 - Assigned Pa 446'18 [HB5496 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5496-Chaptered.html

Act No. 446

Public Acts of 2018

Approved by the Governor

December 20, 2018

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 21, 2018

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 29, 2019

STATE OF MICHIGAN

99TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

Introduced by Reps. Hoitenga, Lower, Hauck and Barrett

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5496

AN ACT to amend 2016 PA 436, entitled “An act to provide for the operation and regulation of unmanned aircraft systems in this state; to create the unmanned aircraft systems task force; to provide for the powers and duties of state and local governmental officers and entities; and to prohibit conduct related to the operation of unmanned aircraft systems and prescribe penalties,” by amending section 3 (MCL 259.303) and by adding section 30.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3. As used in this act:

(a) “Commission” means the Michigan aeronautics commission created by section 26 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.26.

(b) “Department” means, unless expressly provided otherwise, the state transportation department.

(d) “Political subdivision” means a county, city, village, township, or other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state.

(e) “Unmanned aircraft” means an aircraft flown by a remote pilot via a ground control system, or autonomously through use of an on-board computer, communication links, and any additional equipment that is necessary for the unmanned aircraft to operate safely.

(f) “Unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft and all of the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications, navigation equipment, and other equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft.

Sec. 30. (1) The commission shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide advice to other departments and agencies of this state about the use of unmanned aircraft systems and related technology.

(b) Provide advice to the public about all of the following:

(i) Regulation of unmanned aircraft systems by the federal government and by this state.

(ii) Safe operating principles for unmanned aircraft systems.

(iii) Restrictions on the use of unmanned aircraft systems.

(iv) Any other matters within the scope of the commission’s authority under this act.

(c) Provide education and information to departments and agencies of this state, political subdivisions, and the general public about unmanned aircraft systems.

(d) Receive and consider comments from persons in this state that are interested in or affected by the use of unmanned aircraft systems.

(3) The departments and agencies of this state shall provide support to the commission as necessary and as requested for the commission to perform its duties under this act. In addition to the state transportation department’s provision of support, the following departments shall provide primary support to the commission:

(a) The department of state police.

(b) The department of natural resources.

(d) The department of agriculture and rural development.

(e) The department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor