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Utah House tightens drone rules near wildfires, rejects ‘intentional’ standard in favor of ‘recklessly’
Summary
First substitute HB126 passed the Utah House 66–7 on Feb. 22, 2016, creating restrictions and prioritized access for sanctioned operators during wildfire responses, and establishing penalties tied to reckless drone operation; an amendment to require intentional conduct failed on the floor.
The Utah House on Feb. 22 passed first-substitute House Bill 126 to restrict unmanned aircraft operations near wildfires and to create a preference system for sanctioned entities to receive clearance from an incident commander.
Representative Powell, the bill sponsor, said the measure responds to growing incidents where drones grounded firefighting aircraft and…
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