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‘No drone zones:’ Michigan bills could ban unmanned flights over critical infrastructure
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Miller briefly shared her story while discussing a new package of bills, sponsored by state Rep. William Bruck, R-Erie, that would change how Michigan regulates drone usage.
The bipartisan bill package would prohibit drone operators from flying over some state-owned property and “critical infrastructure,” like power plants and law enforcement buildings.
The state would also update its key facilities list under the bill package to also include data centers and battery storage facilities.
Pictured is a Kent County sheriff’s drone mapping a domestic disturbance investigation in a part of of West Main Street in Lowell, Mich. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com) Joel Bissell | MLive.comThe Michigan Drone Association falls somewhere in the middle.
Another bill in the package would require MDOT to create and maintain a publicly-accessible, state geofencing drone database that lists restricted zones.