,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjaf ,mr4   
,inh(e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = ! op]ation (     
unmann$ aircraft sy/ems by own]s &      
op]ators ( critical infra/ructure4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,u,a,vs = ,en]gy ,infra/ructure ,act4   
#b4 ,op]ation ( unmann$ aircraft sy/ems 
by own]s & op]ators ( critical          
infra/ructure  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subtitle ,b
 ( title ,,iii ( ! ,,faa ,mod]nization &
 ,re=m ,act ( #bjab 7,public ,law       
#aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ccg4 
,op]ation ( unmann$ aircraft sy/ems by  
own]s & op]ators ( critical             
infra/ructure  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation  
%all e/abli% a process pursuant to :i* a
 cov]$ p]son may op]ate an unmann$      

aircraft sy/em to conduct activities    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7--  7#a7 beyond
 ! visual l9e ( sight ( ! individual    
op]at+ ! unmann$ aircraft sy/em2 &  7#b7
 )\t any re/riction on ! "t ( !         
op]ation4  7b7 ,activities describ$ ,!  
activities describ$ 9 ?is subsection t a
 cov]$ p]son may use an unmann$ aircraft
 sy/em to conduct are ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,activities = :i* compliance ) curr5t   
law c be accompli%$ by ! use ( mann$    
aircraft1 includ+--  7,a7 conduct+      
activities to ensure compliance ) ,f$]al
 or ,/ate regulatory1 p]mit1 or o!r     
requirem5ts1 includ+ to conduct surveys 
associat$ ) applications = p]mits = new 
pipel9e con/ruction or ma9t5ance or     
rehabilitation ( exi/+ pipel9es2 &  7,b7
 conduct+ activities relat+ to ensur+   
compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( "p #aib or 
#aie ( title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations4  7#b7 ,activities to      
inspect1 repair1 or respond to critical 
infra/ructure1 includ+ to respond to a  
pipel9e incid5t1 or 9 response to or    

prep>ation = a natural disa/]1 man-made 
disa/]1 sev]e wea!r ev5t1 or o!r incid5t
 beyond ! control ( ! cov]$ p]son t may 
cause mat]ial damage to su*             
infra/ructure4  7#c7 ,activities n      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 if !   
cov]$ p]son notifies ! local ,flight    
,/&>ds ,di/rict ,(fice be=e ! op]ation (
 ! unmann$ aircraft sy/em4  7c7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
p]son ,! t]m cov]$ p]son means a p]son  
t--  7,a7 owns or op]ates a pipel9e or  
o!r critical infra/ructure2  7,b7 is an 
ag5t ( a p]son describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a72 or  7,c7 is ! sponsor ( a pipel9e 
project4  7#b7 ,critical infra/ructure  
,! t]m critical infra/ructure has !     
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #bcci;,d (   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  4  7b7 
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! 
,,faa ,mod]nization & ,re=m ,act ( #bjab
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  
to section #ccf ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #ccg4  
,op]ation ( unmann$ aircraft sy/ems by  
own]s & op]ators ( critical             

infra/ructure4  4