No. SB 870
Filed under Transportation.
Operating Drones Over Critical Infrastructure Facilities; Revising a prohibition relating to the operation of a drone over a critical infrastructure facility, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDCurrent law bans operating a drone over a critical infrastructure facility unless the flight is both for a commercial purpose and authorized by and compliant with Federal Aviation Administration rules.
This bill deletes the commercial-purpose requirement, so the ban's only exception going forward is FAA authorization and compliance, whether the flight is commercial, recreational, or for any other purpose.
A separate, unchanged part of the same law still bans letting a drone physically contact a critical infrastructure facility or anyone or anything on its premises.
AIThe exception to the drone-over-critical-infrastructure ban no longer requires that the flight be for a commercial purpose. FAA authorization and compliance alone now suffice, for a flight of any purpose.