HOUSE BILL No. 5118

 

 

October 17, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hoitenga, Lucido, Barrett, Cole and Chirkun and referred to the Committee on Communications and Technology.

 

     A bill to amend 2016 PA 436, entitled

 

"Unmanned aircraft systems act,"

 

(MCL 259.301 to 259.331) by adding section 30.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 30. The Michigan aeronautics commission created under

 

section 26 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945

 

PA 327, MCL 259.26, the department of state police, and the task

 

force created under section 31 shall cooperate to, and shall, enter

 

into a memorandum of understanding or other agreement with the

 

Federal Aviation Administration to allow the department of state

 

police, local law enforcement agencies, and security personnel for

 

ports, railroads, and airports in this state to enforce federal

 

statutes and regulations relating to the operation of unmanned


aircraft systems in this state.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.