Sec. 926. PUBLIC SAFETY USE OF TETHERED UAS
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## SEC. 926 PUBLIC SAFETY USE OF TETHERED UAS ###
(a)In General Section 44806 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in the section heading by inserting “and public safety use of tethered unmanned aircraft systems” after “systems”; ####
(2)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in the subsection heading by inserting “safety use of” after “public”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— ######
(I)by striking “Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the” and inserting “The”; ######
(II)by striking “permit the use of” and inserting “permit”; ######
(III)by striking “public”; and ######
(IV)by inserting “by a public safety organization for such systems” after “systems”; ######
(ii)by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) > > operated— > > > ###### “(i) > > at or below an altitude of 150 feet above ground level within class B, C, D, E, or G airspace, but not at a greater altitude than the ceiling depicted on the UAS Facility Maps published by the Federal Aviation Administration, where applicable; > > > ###### “(ii) > > within zero-grid airspaces as depicted on such UAS Facility Maps, only if operated in life-saving or emergency situations and with prior notification to the Administration in a manner determined by the Administrator; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > above 150 feet above ground level within class B, C, D, E, or G airspace only with prior authorization from the Administrator;” > ; ######
(iii)by striking subparagraph (B); and ######
(iv)by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and
(E)as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively; and #####
(C)in paragraph
(3)by striking “Public actively” and inserting “Actively”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) Definition > > In this section, the term ‘public safety organization’ means an entity that primarily engages in activities related to the safety and well-being of the general public, including law enforcement, fire departments, emergency medical services, and other organizations that protect and serve the public in matters of safety and security.” > . ###
(b)Clerical Amendment The analysis for chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 44806 and inserting the following:" “44806. Public unmanned aircraft systems and public safety use of tethered unmanned aircraft systems.” ". ###
(c)Definition Section 44801(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting: > > ##### “(A) > > weighs 55 pounds or less, including payload but not including the tether;” > ; ####
(2)in subparagraph
(B)by striking “and” at the end; ####
(3)in subparagraph
(C)by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ####
(4)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(D) > > is able to maintain safe flight control in the event of a power or flight control failure during flight; and > > > ##### “(E) > > is programmed to initiate a controlled landing in the event of a tether separation.” > .