Amended in Assembly March 16, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2148


Introduced by Assembly Member Holden

February 17, 2016


An actbegin insert toend insert add Section 714.5 to the Fish and Game Code,begin insert and to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 5085) to Chapter 1.2 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code,end insert relating to unmanned aircraft systems.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2148, as amended, Holden. Unmanned aircraft systems: regulation.

Existing federal law, the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, provides for the integration of civil and public unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, into the national airspace system. Existing law establishesbegin insert bothend insert the Department of Fish and Wildlifebegin insert and the Department of Parks and Recreationend insert in the Natural Resources Agency.

This bill would require thebegin delete departmentend deletebegin insert Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Parks and Recreationend insert to develop guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, over the public lands managed bybegin delete theend deletebegin insert eachend insert department.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 714.5 is added to the Fish and Game
2Code
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714.5.  

The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall develop
2guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly
3known as drones, over the public lands managed by the department.

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begin insertSEC. 2.end insert  

end insert

begin insertArticle 4 (commencing with Section 5085) is added to
5Chapter 1.2 of Division 5 of the end insert
begin insertPublic Resources Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert

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7Article begin insert4.end insert  Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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begin insert5085.end insert  

The Department of Parks and Recreation shall develop
10guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly
11known as drones, over the public lands managed by the department.

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