Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1817
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 6, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 6, 2023
Latest Action
Jun 6, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1817
Congress
118
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Nevada
Republican
Arkansas
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the use of small, unmanned aircraft systems (commonly known as drones) when inspecting, operating, maintaining, repairing, modernizing, or constructing road infrastructure, electric grid infrastructure, water infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure.

Specifically, DOT must award grants to state, tribal, or local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or groups of those entities to purchase or otherwise use drones to support the inspection, operation, construction, maintenance, modernization, or repair of critical infrastructure to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve worker and community safety, or reduce carbon emissions related to critical infrastructure projects. Grant recipients must use domestically manufactured drones that are not made by certain foreign entities, including companies subject to influence or control from China or Russia.

DOT must also award grants to certain institutions of higher education for training students for careers using drones and related technologies. 

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/06/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
06/06/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jun 20, 2024 2:38:27 PM