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Committee advances SB 172 to streamline airport lost-property rules, close aircraft-registration gap and adjust drone language
Summary
The House Transportation Standing Committee unanimously recommended SB 172 after the sponsor outlined three fixes: a clear process for returning items left at airports, corrections to aircraft registration to include previously omitted aircraft headquartered in Utah, and clarified limits on law-enforcement drone operations.
Senator Harper presented SB 172 to the House Transportation Standing Committee on Feb. 23, saying the bill addresses three separate issues: a statutory process and notification timelines for returning items left in aircraft or at airports; a cleanup to capture aircraft headquartered in Utah that were omitted from last year’s registration changes; and clarifications to when law enforcement may operate drones over certain properties.
During committee questioning, Representative Thurston asked how unclaimed cash would be handled. Paul Nielsen of the Salt Lake City Attorney’s…
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