April 26, 2016, Introduced by Senators MACGREGOR, JONES, STAMAS, KNEZEK, MARLEAU and SCHUITMAKER and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled
"Aeronautics code of the state of Michigan,"
by amending section 9 (MCL 259.9), as amended by 2002 PA 35, and by
adding section 96.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9. As used in this act:
(a) "Taxi" means the moving of an aircraft under its own
power,
either on the ground or on the surface of the water, prior
to
before the beginning of the take-off run and after the end
of
the landing run.
(b) "Temporary commercial operations" means any commercial
operation
conducted for a period of not to exceed more than 120
days per calendar year.
(c)
"Ultralight" means an aircraft meeting that meets the
requirements
of 14 C.F.R. CFR part 103.
(d) "Unmanned aerial system" means an unmanned aircraft and
all of the associated support equipment, control station, data
links, telemetry, communications, navigation equipment, and other
equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft.
(e) "Unmanned aircraft" means the flying portion of an
unmanned aerial system, flown by a pilot via a ground control
system, or autonomously through use of an on-board computer,
communication links, and any additional equipment that is necessary
for the unmanned aircraft to operate safely.
(f) (d)
"Vehicle" means any a device
in, upon, on, or by which
a
person an individual or property is or may be transported, except
an aircraft.
Sec. 96. A person that is authorized or licensed by the
Federal Aviation Administration to operate unmanned aerial systems
for commercial purposes may operate an unmanned aerial system in
this state if the unmanned aerial system is operated in a manner
consistent with the authorization or licensure.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.