HB3479 S JUD AMT #1 3-2

Viglianco  7888

The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 3479 -- A Bill to amend and reenact §61-16-1 and §61-16-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to unmanned aerial vehicles; adding definitions; updating terminology to be consistent with the new definitions; establishing the crime of operating an unmanned aerial vehicle over the property of a targeted facility; establishing exceptions to the prohibitions contained in the article for law enforcement activity conducted in accordance with the provisions of this article and the federal and state constitutions; clarifying that these regulations do not prohibit the authorized operation of drones by landowners or third parties hired by a landowner to surveil, photograph, or otherwise involving their own land; and requiring compliance with federal laws and regulations relating to unmanned aerial vehicles.

Adopted

Rejected