Sec. 2. Use of unmanned aircraft systems within wilderness
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Section 4(d) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: A Federal, State, local, or Tribal agency may use and operate an unmanned aircraft system within a wilderness area designated by this Act, potential wilderness area, or wilderness study area identified pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782 ) to— carry out environmental monitoring and research activities, including with respect to harmful algal blooms and invasive species; carry out law enforcement and search and rescue activities, including such activities carried out by the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection; and monitor the effects of a natural disaster. In this paragraph: The term natural disaster has the meaning given the term in section 602(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5195a(a) ). The term unmanned aircraft system has the meaning given the term in section 44801(12) of title 49, United States Code. .
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