Florida Senate - 2023 SB 908
By Senator Rodriguez
40-01210A-23 2023908__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act;
3 amending s. 330.41, F.S.; revising the definition of
4 the term “critical infrastructure facility”; deleting
5 a requirement that a person or governmental entity
6 apply to the Federal Aviation Administration to
7 restrict or limit the operation of drones in specified
8 areas; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
13 (d) of subsection (3) of section 330.41, Florida Statutes, are
14 amended to read:
15 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.—
16 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term:
17 (a) “Critical infrastructure facility” means any of the
18 following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical
19 barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if
20 clearly marked with a sign or signs which indicate that entry is
21 forbidden and which are posted on the property in a manner
22 reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders:
23 1. An electrical power generation or transmission facility,
24 substation, switching station, or electrical control center.
25 2. A chemical or rubber manufacturing or storage facility.
26 3. A mining facility.
27 4. A natural gas or compressed gas compressor station,
28 storage facility, or natural gas or compressed gas pipeline.
29 5. A liquid natural gas or propane gas terminal or storage
30 facility with a capacity of 4,000 gallons or more.
31 6. Any portion of an aboveground oil or gas pipeline.
32 7. A wireless communications facility, including the tower,
33 antennae, support structures, and all associated ground-based
34 equipment.
35 8. A deepwater port listed in s. 311.09(1), regardless of
36 whether the deepwater port is completely enclosed by a fence or
37 other physical barrier, or a railroad switching yard.
38 9. A state correctional institution as defined in s. 944.02
39 or a private correctional facility authorized under chapter 957.
40 10.9. A secure detention center or facility, as defined in
41 s. 985.03, or a nonsecure residential facility, a high-risk
42 residential facility, or a maximum-risk residential facility, as
43 those terms are described in s. 985.03(44).
44 11.10. A county detention facility, as defined in s.
45 951.23.
46 (3) REGULATION.—
47 (d) A person or governmental entity seeking to restrict or
48 limit the operation of drones in close proximity to
49 infrastructure or facilities that the person or governmental
50 entity owns or operates must apply to the Federal Aviation
51 Administration for such designation pursuant to s. 2209 of the
52 FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016.
53 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.