BILL NUMBER: AB 1997	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gorell

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act relating to unmanned aircraft systems.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1997, as introduced, Gorell. Unmanned aircraft systems.
   Existing federal law, the Federal Aviation Administration
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, provides for the integration of
civil unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, into the
national airspace system by September 30, 2015. Existing federal law
requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
develop and implement operational and certification requirements for
the operation of public unmanned aircraft systems in the national
airspace system by December 31, 2015.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would provide incentives to unmanned aircraft system
manufacturers that manufacture those systems in this state, in order
to capture and develop the incredible future growth of the unmanned
aircraft system manufacturing industry within California. The bill
would also define "unmanned aircraft system" for those purposes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would provide incentives to unmanned aircraft system
manufacturers that manufacture those systems in this state, in order
to capture and develop the incredible future growth of the unmanned
aircraft system manufacturing industry within California. "Unmanned
aircraft system" means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements,
including communication links and the components that control the
unmanned aircraft, that are required for the pilot in command to
operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.