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69th Legislature 2025 HB0571.2
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 571
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 571
2 INTRODUCED BY S. KLAKKEN, G. OBLANDER
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING AERONAUTICS LAWS RELATED TO THE USE OF
5 AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCASTS; AND PROVIDING DEFINITIONS.”
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7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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9 NEW SECTION. Section 1. (1) No F
10(2)(A), NO entity, whether a division of government or a private company or
11 corporation, may use information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast
12 systems, whether that data originates from ADS-B In or ADS-B Out, as a means for calculating, generating, and
13 collecting fees from aircraft owners or operators who operate aircraft within the geographic boundaries of the
14 state.
15 (2) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
16 (a) "Aircraft" has the same meaning as provided in 67-1-101, except the aircraft must have a gross
17 weight of 9,000 pounds or less and operate under Title 14, part 91, Code of Federal Regulations.
18 (b) "Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast" means an advanced aviation surveillance
19 technology that combines an aircraft's positioning source, aircraft avionics, and a ground infrastructure to create
20 an accurate surveillance interface between an aircraft and air traffic control. The term consists of two different
21 services, ADS-B In and ADS-B Out, that can provide information, such as an aircraft's global positioning system
22 location, altitude, ground speed, and other data, to ground stations and other aircraft, as well as weather and
23 traffic information to aircraft operators.
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25 NEW SECTION. Section 2. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
26 integral part of Title 67, chapter 1, part 1, and the provisions of Title 67, chapter 1, part 1, apply to [section 1].
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