Bill Text: TX HB3429 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of an unmanned aircraft program in the office of the governor.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-22 - Left pending in committee [HB3429 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3429-Introduced.html
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| By: Lozano | H.B. No. 3429 | |
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| relating to the establishment of an unmanned aircraft program in | ||
| the office of the governor. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Chapter 490G to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 490G. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM | ||
| Sec. 490G.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM; POLICIES AND | ||
| PROCEDURES. (a) Using existing resources, the office of the | ||
| governor shall establish a program to acquire and provide unmanned | ||
| aircraft to state agencies to use for state purposes. | ||
| (b) To ensure the public safety, the office of the governor | ||
| shall establish policies and procedures for a state agency to | ||
| request, and for the office to grant use of, unmanned aircraft under | ||
| the program. | ||
| Sec. 490G.002. DUTY OF STATE AGENCY. A state agency shall | ||
| comply with this chapter, the policies and procedures adopted under | ||
| this chapter, Chapter 423, and federal law when using unmanned | ||
| aircraft under the program. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the office of the governor shall adopt the policies and | ||
| procedures, establish the unmanned aircraft program, and acquire | ||
| unmanned aircraft for state agency use as required by Section | ||
| 490G.001, Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
