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NEWS RELEASE
Subject: Proposed Drone Ordinance Tabled
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
From: Council President, Tim Scott
Contact: Council Attorney, Bob Palmer
bpalmer@southbendin.gov
Proposed Drone Ordinance Tabled
Bill No. 52-18: “An Ordinance of the Common Council of South Bend,
Indiana, adding Article 15, Sections 14.157 to and Including 14.159 of
Chapter 14, of the South Bend Municipal Code Regulating the Use and
Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems”, originally scheduled for public
hearing on November 11, 2018, has been tabled indefinitely due to a recently
enacted federal statute.
On October 5, 2018, President Trump signed the FAA Reauthorization Act
of 2018. The Act establishes new conditions for recreational use of drones
and immediately repeals the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. The FAA is
evaluating the impacts of this change in the law and how implementation will
proceed. The new federal statute requires a report within six (6) months
relating to the roles of Federal, State and local government in regulating low
altitude UAS.
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Tim Scott
President
Oliver Davis
Vice-President
Gavin Ferlic
Chairperson, Committee
of the Whole
Tim Scott
First District
Regina Williams-Preston
Second District
Sharon L. McBride
Third District
Jo M. Broden
Fourth District
Jake Teshka
Fifth District
Oliver Davis
Sixth District
Gavin Ferlic
At Large
John Voorde
At Large
Karen White
At Large