California Assembly Bill AB2148 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2148AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 16, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Holden FEBRUARY 17, 2016 An act  to  add Section 714.5 to the Fish and Game Code,  and to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 5085) to Chapter 1.2 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code,  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 establishes  both  the Department of Fish and Wildlife  and the Department of Parks and Recreation  in the Natural Resources Agency. This bill would require the  department   Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of   Parks and Recreation  to develop guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, over the public lands managed by  the   each  department. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 714.5 is added to the Fish and Game Code, to read: 714.5. The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall develop guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, over the public lands managed by the department.  SEC. 2.   Article 4 (commencing with Section 5085) is added to Chapter 1.2 of Division 5 of the   Public Resources Code   , to read:   Article 4. Unmanned Aircraft Systems 5085. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall develop guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, over the public lands managed by the department.