Full Text of SR0217 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States Congress enacted the Federal | 3 | | Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act ("the | 4 | | Act"), which requires the Federal Aviation Administration to | 5 | | develop a plan to accelerate the integration of civil unmanned | 6 | | aircraft into the national airspace system by 2015; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, An unmanned aircraft is operated without the | 8 | | possibility of direct human intervention or control from within | 9 | | or on the aircraft; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Unmanned aircraft are commonly referred to as | 11 | | drones; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, New developments in technology allow the creation | 13 | | of increasingly smaller drones that are undetectable by the | 14 | | naked eye; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Following the passage of the Act, the Federal | 16 | | Aviation Administration has begun to issue rules to implement | 17 | | the Act's mandated plan, including rules that allow law | 18 | | enforcement agencies to operate drones; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Allowing an increased amount of drones to fly in | 20 | | the national airspace expands aerial surveillance capabilities |
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| 1 | | and has the potential to threaten the protected privacy rights | 2 | | of Illinois citizens; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, It is imperative for the members of the Senate to | 4 | | thoroughly investigate the ramifications of the use of drones | 5 | | by law enforcement agencies and private parties in the State of | 6 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created the | 9 | | Drone Task Force, consisting of 17 members appointed as | 10 | | follows:
| 11 | | (1) two members of the Senate, one member appointed by | 12 | | the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the | 13 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; the member appointed by the | 14 | | President of the Senate shall serve as chair of the Task | 15 | | Force; | 16 | | (2) three members appointed by the Governor; and | 17 | | (3) twelve members who are not members of the General | 18 | | Assembly, 6 appointed by the Senate President and 6 | 19 | | appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, representing a | 20 | | range of interests, including law enforcement, trial | 21 | | attorneys, the Illinois State Bar Association, judges, | 22 | | business groups, municipalities, and the general public; | 23 | | and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That all members shall serve without | 2 | | compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses from | 3 | | funds appropriated for that purpose; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the various ways | 5 | | in which drones are used, including, but not limited to, the | 6 | | use of drones for surveillance by law enforcement; the use of | 7 | | drones for surveillance by other government entities, | 8 | | including for enforcement of local ordinances and codes; the | 9 | | use of armed drones by law enforcement; the use of armed drones | 10 | | by private citizens or entities; and the use of drones for | 11 | | surveillance by private citizens or entities; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall evaluate whether and | 13 | | how to limit the use of drones by law enforcement, other | 14 | | government entities, and private citizens or entities; and be | 15 | | it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That, on or before January 1, 2014, the Task | 17 | | Force shall report to the President of the Senate, the Minority | 18 | | Leader of the Senate, and the Governor concerning its | 19 | | recommendations, which shall include proposed legislation to | 20 | | implement its recommendations, if needed; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be dissolved upon | 22 | | issuing its report.
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