SENATE BILL NO. 1156

September 30, 2020, Introduced by Senators IRWIN, CHANG and MCMORROW and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

A bill to amend 2016 PA 436, entitled

"Unmanned aircraft systems act,"

by amending section 21 (MCL 259.321), as amended by 2018 PA 468.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 21. (1) An individual shall not knowingly and intentionally operate an unmanned aircraft system in a manner that interferes with the official duties of any of the following:

(a) A law enforcement official, as that term is defined in section 7 of chapter III of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 763.7.

(b) A firefighter.

(c) Emergency medical services personnel, as that term is defined in section 20904 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20904.

(d) Search and rescue personnel.

(e) A state correctional officer, as that term is defined in section 2 of the correctional officers' training act of 1982, 1982 PA 415, MCL 791.502, or any other individual employed by the department of corrections.

(f) A local corrections officer, as that term is defined in section 2 of the local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.532.

(2) An individual shall not knowingly and intentionally operate an unmanned aircraft system in a manner that interferes with the operation of a water treatment plant or in the airspace above a water treatment plant.