Sec. 910. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM USE IN WILDFIRE RESPONSE
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## SEC. 910 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM USE IN WILDFIRE RESPONSE ###
(a)Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Wildfire Response ####
(1)In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Chief of the Forest Service, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and any other Federal entity (or a contracted unmanned aircraft system operator of a Federal entity) the Administrator considers appropriate, shall develop a plan for the use of unmanned aircraft systems by public entities in wildfire response efforts, including wildfire detection, mitigation, and suppression. ####
(2)Plan contents The plan developed under paragraph
(1)shall include recommendations to— #####
(A)identify and designate areas of public land with high potential for wildfires in which public entities may conduct unmanned aircraft system operations beyond visual line of sight as part of wildfire response efforts, including wildfire detection, mitigation, and suppression; #####
(B)develop a process to facilitate the safe and efficient operation of unmanned aircraft systems beyond the visual line of sight in wildfire response efforts in areas designated under subparagraph (A), including a waiver process under section 91.113 or section 107.31 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for public entities that use unmanned aircraft systems for aerial wildfire detection, mitigation, and suppression; and #####
(C)improve coordination between the relevant Federal agencies and public entities on the use of unmanned aircraft systems in wildfire response efforts. ####
(3)Plan submission Upon completion of the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit such plan to, and provide a briefing for, the appropriate committees of Congress and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. ####
(4)Publication Upon submission of the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall publish such plan on a publicly available website of the FAA. ###
(b)Applicability The plan developed under this section shall cover only unmanned aircraft systems that are— ####
(1)operated by, or on behalf of, a public entity; ####
(2)operated in airspace covered by a wildfire-related temporary flight restriction under section 91.137 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and ####
(3)under the operational control of, or otherwise are being operationally coordinated by, an authorized aviation coordinator responsible for coordinating disaster response aircraft within the airspace covered by such temporary flight restriction. ###
(c)Interagency Coordination Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into the necessary agreements to provide a liaison of the Administration to the National Interagency Fire Center to facilitate the implementation of the plan developed under this section and the use of manned and unmanned aircraft in wildfire response efforts, including wildfire detection, mitigation, and suppression. ###
(d)Savings Clause Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer upon the Administrator the authorities of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 611 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196). ###
(e)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Public entity The term “public entity” means— #####
(A)a Federal agency; #####
(B)a State government; #####
(C)a local government; #####
(D)a Tribal Government; and #####
(E)a territorial government. ####
(2)Public land The term “public land” has the meaning given such term in section 205 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670k). ####
(3)Wildfire The term “wildfire” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act (42 U.S.C. 1856m).
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