NO FLY ZONES – NEW RULES FOR DRONES AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Ten years ago, Congress passed Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act. That provision required the FAA to establish a process for private owners of critical infrastructure to prevent drone flights near their property. Unsatisfied with the FAA’s progress, in 2018, the Congress gave the FAA explicit instructions to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by March 31, 2019, with a final rule released no later than May 31, 2020.