House of Representatives
State of Utah
February 13, 2014
Madam Speaker:
The Transportation Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.C.R. 3,
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, by Representative V.
Peterson, with the following amendments:
FAA nor
Respectfully,
Johnny Anderson
Voting: 10-0-1
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This resolution:
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. expresses support for the development of Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
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technologies, and businesses in the state;
and
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. recognizes the significant economic benefits that Unmanned Aircraft Systems
and
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their technological development can bring to the state.
. recognizes the importance of protecting Utahns' rights to privacy, as
guaranteed in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, as Unmanned Aircraft Systems and technologies develop in the
state.
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Special Clauses:
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meaningful, and diverse data it seeks to successfully integrate UAS into NAS;
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WHEREAS, Utah provides operational conditions in congested airspace, in various
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climate conditions, at various altitudes, all in a diversity of geographical terrain;
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WHEREAS, UAS may present a substantial risk to privacy, but neither the
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any other state or federal agency currently has specific statutory authority to
regulate privacy
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matters relating to unmanned aircraft systems;
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WHEREAS, to address privacy concerns, Utah will extend principles contained
in the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to the application
of UAS to protect its citizens' privacy rights from unlawful intrusion;
WHEREAS, in any criminal prosecution or proceeding within the state of Utah,
information from UAS is not admissible as evidence unless the information was
obtained pursuant to the authority of a search warrant or in accordance with a
judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement;
WHEREAS, any test site developed and approved in the state of Utah will be
required to report use data including frequency of use, equipment, organizations or
agencies applying to use the site, and any other information requested by the
Governor's UAS Board;
WHEREAS, use data will be regularly reported to the Governor's UAS Board;
WHEREAS, a representative from the Governor's UAS Board will report this
same information to the Transportation Interim Committee on an annual basis;
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WHEREAS, the UAS Advisory Board, appointed by the Governor, is addressing
issues
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and concerns of responsible management and privacy;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor recognize the
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significant economic benefits that Unmanned Aircraft Systems and their technological
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development can bring to the state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor
recognize the importance of protecting Utahns' rights to privacy, as guaranteed in
the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as Unmanned
Aircraft Systems and technologies develop in the state of Utah.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Federal
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Aviation Administration and the members of Utah's congressional delegation.
Committee Chair
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