Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 295Introduced by Assembly Member EggmanFebruary 06, 2017 An act to amend Section 21019 of, and to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21708) to Part 1 of Division 9 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 295, as amended, Eggman. Skydiving or sport parachuting operations. Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, states that its purpose is to further and protect the public interest in aeronautics and aeronautical progress. The act provides that it is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or a drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and a drug, to engage in parachuting for sport. This bill would, to the extent allowed by federal law, provide that owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing a parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21019 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:21019. A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.1 or Section 21708, or any of the rules or orders issued under this part, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.SEC. 2. Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21708) is added to Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code, to read: CHAPTER 7. Skydiving or Sport Parachuting Operations21708. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does not decrease any legal duties.
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 295Introduced by Assembly Member EggmanFebruary 06, 2017 An act to amend Section 21019 of, and to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21708) to Part 1 of Division 9 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 295, as amended, Eggman. Skydiving or sport parachuting operations. Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, states that its purpose is to further and protect the public interest in aeronautics and aeronautical progress. The act provides that it is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or a drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and a drug, to engage in parachuting for sport. This bill would, to the extent allowed by federal law, provide that owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing a parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 295
Introduced by Assembly Member EggmanFebruary 06, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman
February 06, 2017
An act to amend Section 21019 of, and to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21708) to Part 1 of Division 9 of, the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 295, as amended, Eggman. Skydiving or sport parachuting operations.
Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, states that its purpose is to further and protect the public interest in aeronautics and aeronautical progress. The act provides that it is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or a drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and a drug, to engage in parachuting for sport. This bill would, to the extent allowed by federal law, provide that owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing a parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.
Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, states that its purpose is to further and protect the public interest in aeronautics and aeronautical progress. The act provides that it is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or a drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and a drug, to engage in parachuting for sport.
This bill would, to the extent allowed by federal law, provide that owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing a parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 21019 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:21019. A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.1 or Section 21708, or any of the rules or orders issued under this part, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.SEC. 2. Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21708) is added to Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code, to read: CHAPTER 7. Skydiving or Sport Parachuting Operations21708. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does not decrease any legal duties.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 21019 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:21019. A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.1 or Section 21708, or any of the rules or orders issued under this part, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
SECTION 1. Section 21019 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
21019. A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.1 or Section 21708, or any of the rules or orders issued under this part, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
21019. A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.1 or Section 21708, or any of the rules or orders issued under this part, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
21019. A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.1 or Section 21708, or any of the rules or orders issued under this part, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
21019. A person who violates this part, other than Section 21407.1 or Section 21708, or any of the rules or orders issued under this part, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
SEC. 2. Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21708) is added to Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code, to read: CHAPTER 7. Skydiving or Sport Parachuting Operations21708. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does not decrease any legal duties.
SEC. 2. Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 21708) is added to Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code, to read:
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CHAPTER 7. Skydiving or Sport Parachuting Operations21708. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does not decrease any legal duties.
CHAPTER 7. Skydiving or Sport Parachuting Operations21708. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does not decrease any legal duties.
CHAPTER 7. Skydiving or Sport Parachuting Operations
CHAPTER 7. Skydiving or Sport Parachuting Operations
21708. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.(b) This section does not decrease any legal duties.
21708. (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, the owners and operators of a skydiving or sport parachuting operation shall have a duty to ensure that the parachutist in command of a tandem jump and the parachute rigger responsible for packing the parachute are in compliance with all federal laws relating to parachute safety and certification.
(b) This section does not decrease any legal duties.