H.C.R. 3
         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 13, 2014 11:01 AM



Representative Val L. Peterson proposes the following amendments:

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             14          This resolution:
             15          .    expresses support for the development of Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
             16      technologies, and businesses in the state;
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             17          .    recognizes the significant economic benefits that Unmanned Aircraft Systems and
             18      their technological development can bring to the state.
  and

    .     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.  

             19      Special Clauses:

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             115      meaningful, and diverse data it seeks to successfully integrate UAS into NAS;
             116          WHEREAS, Utah provides operational conditions in congested airspace, in various
             117      climate conditions, at various altitudes, all in a diversity of geographical terrain;
             118          
{   WHEREAS, UAS may present a substantial risk to privacy, but neither the FAA nor

             119      any other state or federal agency currently has specific statutory authority to regulate privacy
             120      matters relating to unmanned aircraft systems;   }
 

    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 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 on a quarterly basis;  

             121          WHEREAS, the UAS Advisory Board, appointed by the Governor, is addressing issues
             122      and concerns of responsible management and privacy;


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             134          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor recognize the
             135      significant economic benefits that Unmanned Aircraft Systems and their technological
             136      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.  

             137          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Federal
             138      Aviation Administration and the members of Utah's congressional delegation.

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