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House Bill 1643 |
House Author: Springer et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Seliger |
House Bill 1643 amends the Government Code to prohibit a county, municipality, or joint airport board from adopting or enforcing a regulation regarding the operation of an unmanned aircraft except a regulation regarding the use of an unmanned aircraft during certain special events, the political subdivision's use of an unmanned aircraft, or the use of an unmanned aircraft near a facility or infrastructure owned by the political subdivision if the political subdivision holds a public hearing on the political subdivision's intent to apply for Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) authorization to adopt the regulation and receives F.A.A. authorization. The bill expands the definition of "critical infrastructure facility" for purposes of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over such a facility to include any structure used as part of a system to provide wired or wireless telecommunications services, certain oil, gas, or chemical production facilities or apparatuses, and a concentrated animal feeding operation.