In what one law professor is calling "one of the largest property-rights grabs by Congress in history," a US Senate bill would restate federal law over state and local laws, giving the FAA supremacy over all drone laws, including the design, manufacture, testing, licensing, registration, certification, operation and maintenance of drones, providing a "one stop shop" for drone deliveries by multinationals like Amazon and Google. “It’s really geared toward regulating how they are interacting with persons and property on the ground in North Carolina.” The bill, introduced on Tuesday by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), was pushed through the Judiciary Committee with little debate or public notice.
In what one law professor is calling "one of the largest property-rights grabs by Congress in history," a US Senate bill would restate federal law over state and local laws, giving the FAA supremacy over all drone laws, including the design, manufacture, testing, licensing, registration, certification, operation and maintenance of drones, providing a "one stop shop" for drone deliveries by multinationals like Amazon and Google. The bill, introduced on Tuesday by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), was pushed through the Judiciary Committee with little debate or public notice.