Florida Senate - 2023 SB 908 By Senator Rodriguez 40-01210A-23 2023908__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act; 3 amending s. 330.41, F.S.; revising the definition of 4 the term critical infrastructure facility; deleting 5 a requirement that a person or governmental entity 6 apply to the Federal Aviation Administration to 7 restrict or limit the operation of drones in specified 8 areas; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph 13 (d) of subsection (3) of section 330.41, Florida Statutes, are 14 amended to read: 15 330.41Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. 16 (2)DEFINITIONS.As used in this act, the term: 17 (a)Critical infrastructure facility means any of the 18 following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical 19 barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if 20 clearly marked with a sign or signs which indicate that entry is 21 forbidden and which are posted on the property in a manner 22 reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders: 23 1.An electrical power generation or transmission facility, 24 substation, switching station, or electrical control center. 25 2.A chemical or rubber manufacturing or storage facility. 26 3.A mining facility. 27 4.A natural gas or compressed gas compressor station, 28 storage facility, or natural gas or compressed gas pipeline. 29 5.A liquid natural gas or propane gas terminal or storage 30 facility with a capacity of 4,000 gallons or more. 31 6.Any portion of an aboveground oil or gas pipeline. 32 7.A wireless communications facility, including the tower, 33 antennae, support structures, and all associated ground-based 34 equipment. 35 8.A deepwater port listed in s. 311.09(1), regardless of 36 whether the deepwater port is completely enclosed by a fence or 37 other physical barrier, or a railroad switching yard. 38 9.A state correctional institution as defined in s. 944.02 39 or a private correctional facility authorized under chapter 957. 40 10.9.A secure detention center or facility, as defined in 41 s. 985.03, or a nonsecure residential facility, a high-risk 42 residential facility, or a maximum-risk residential facility, as 43 those terms are described in s. 985.03(44). 44 11.10.A county detention facility, as defined in s. 45 951.23. 46 (3)REGULATION. 47 (d)A person or governmental entity seeking to restrict or 48 limit the operation of drones in close proximity to 49 infrastructure or facilities that the person or governmental 50 entity owns or operates must apply to the Federal Aviation 51 Administration for such designation pursuant to s. 2209 of the 52 FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016. 53 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.