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By: Lozano H.B. No. 3429
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of an unmanned aircraft program in
the office of the governor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
by adding Chapter 490G to read as follows:
CHAPTER 490G. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
Sec. 490G.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM; POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES. (a) Using existing resources, the office of the
governor shall establish a program to acquire and provide unmanned
aircraft to state agencies to use for state purposes.
(b) To ensure the public safety, the office of the governor
shall establish policies and procedures for a state agency to
request, and for the office to grant use of, unmanned aircraft under
the program.
Sec. 490G.002. DUTY OF STATE AGENCY. A state agency shall
comply with this chapter, the policies and procedures adopted under
this chapter, Chapter 423, and federal law when using unmanned
aircraft under the program.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the office of the governor shall adopt the policies and
procedures, establish the unmanned aircraft program, and acquire
unmanned aircraft for state agency use as required by Section
490G.001, Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.