| Chapter 256 |
| 2016 -- S 3099 Enacted 07/01/2016 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLE REGULATION |
| Introduced By: Senator Frank S. Lombardi |
| Date Introduced: June 18, 2016 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Title 1 of the General Laws entitled "AERONAUTICS" is hereby amended |
| by adding thereto the following chapter: |
| CHAPTER 8 |
| UNPILOTED AERIAL VEHICLES |
| 1-8-1. Exclusive aerial regulations. – Subject to federal law, the state of Rhode Island |
| and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation shall have exclusive legal authority to regulate any |
| object capable of flying that is remotely controlled and flies autonomously through software- |
| controlled flight plans embedded in the object's system by a global-position system, commonly |
| known as unpiloted aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, drones, or unmanned aircraft |
| systems. |
| SECTION 2. Federal Preemption. – If federal law preempts any provision of this chapter, |
| that provision shall not apply. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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