Bill Text: MI SB0549 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Aeronautics; other; drones; prohibit operation in airspace above the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site or its grounds. Amends 2013 PA 240 (MCL 4.1941 - 4.1949) by amending title & adding sec. 10.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-10-07 - Referred To Committee On Transportation [SB0549 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SB0549-Introduced.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 549

 

 

October 7, 2015, Introduced by Senators JONES, BOOHER and MARLEAU and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 2013 PA 240, entitled

 

"Michigan state capitol historic site act,"

 

(MCL 4.1941 to 4.1949) by amending the title and by adding section

 

10.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

TITLE

 

     An act to designate the state capitol and the grounds of the

 

state capitol as a state historic site; and to regulate activities

 

conducted at the state capitol and on the grounds of the state

 

capitol; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state

 

agencies and officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide

 

remedies.

 

     Sec. 10. (1) An individual shall not operate a drone within

 

the airspace above the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site or the

 

grounds of the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site unless the

 


individual has received authorization from the commission.

 

     (2) An individual who violates this section is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or

 

a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "drone" means an unmanned

 

aircraft guided by remote control or an onboard computer.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

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