S 0109  General Bill, By McElveen
 A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO
 TRESPASSES AND THE UNLAWFUL USE OF THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS, BY ADDING SECTION
 16-11-605, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE AN UNMANNED AERIAL
 VEHICLE WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF A STATE OR FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATION
 AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION.
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   12/13/16  Senate Prefiled
   12/13/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/10/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 65)
   01/10/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 65)
   03/10/17  Senate Referred to Subcommittee:  Shealy (ch), McElveen,
                     Timmons
   04/19/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7)
   04/20/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/02/17  Senate Committee Amendment Tabled (Senate Journal-page 38)
   05/02/17  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 38)
   05/03/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/03/17  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 35)
   05/03/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 35)
   05/03/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 35)
   05/04/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 17)
   05/09/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 192)
   05/09/17  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 192)
   05/03/18  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (House Journal-page 44)
   05/09/18  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  Pitts, Rutherford,
                     Murphy, Stavrinakis, West, Hiott, GR Smith
                     (House Journal-page 79)
   05/09/18  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).  West,
                     Murphy, Hiott (House Journal-page 105)
   05/09/18  House  Amended (House Journal-page 108)
   05/09/18  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 108)
   05/09/18  House  Roll call Yeas-88  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 110)
   05/10/18         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/10/18  House  Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 109)
   05/10/18  House  Returned to Senate with amendments
                     (House Journal-page 109)
   05/10/18  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment
                     (Senate Journal-page 38)
   05/10/18  House  Conference committee appointed  GM Smith, Weeks,
                     Rutherford (House Journal-page 142)
   05/10/18  Senate Conference committee appointed  Shealy, McElveen,
                     Climer (Senate Journal-page 38)

AMENDED

May 9, 2018

S. 109

S. Printed 5/9/18--H.    [SEC 5/10/18 1:30 PM]

Read the first time May 9, 2017.

TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO TRESPASSES AND THE UNLAWFUL USE OF THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS, BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-605, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF A STATE OR FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATION AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 11, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-11-605.    (A)    Except as provided in subsection (B), a person shall not intentionally and wilfully operate an unmanned aerial vehicle within the flight path of a federal military installation with restricted public access without written consent from the commander of the specific military installation or his designee. If specific approvals have been given, all flights must be conducted within the requirements set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration for the operations of unmanned aerial vehicles.

(B)    This section does not apply to any person who: registers with the Federal Aviation Administration as an operator of a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle; operates the vehicle for the purpose of monitoring, operating, maintaining, or enhancing electric, communications, water conveyance, or transportation infrastructure or determining if repairs to such infrastructure are necessary; and notifies the commander of the specific military installation prior to operating the vehicle, provided that the notification must include the registration number the Federal Aviation Administration has issued for the vehicle.

(C)    A person who violates this section is subject to a civil fine not to exceed one hundred dollars."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.