Drone Advisory Committee Legislation Moves Forward
Last week, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), John Thune (R-SD) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) to ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s chief drone policy committee includes representation for agriculture, forestry, local governments and rural America.
Since it was first announced in 2016, the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) has never included a representative from the agriculture or forestry sector and no representatives from county or tribal governments have been selected to the policy board.
The House passed the bill during votes late Thursday evening, sending the bill to the President’s desk for final signature into law.
Since it was first announced in 2016, the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) has never included a representative from the agriculture or forestry sector and no representatives from county or tribal governments have been selected to the policy board.
The House passed the bill during votes late Thursday evening, sending the bill to the President’s desk for final signature into law.