Ill. Admin. Code tit. 71, § 2005.65 - Operating Unmanned Aircraft on the Capitol Complex
a) The purpose of these rules is to make sure
the use of unmanned aircraft on the Capitol Complex is managed in a safe and
secure manner and to protect the buildings and people on the Capitol Complex.
For this reason, the Capitol Complex is closed to launching, landing, or
operating unmanned aircraft, subject to the conditions and exceptions in
subsection (d).
b) Definitions That
Apply to This Section
1) "Department" means
the Illinois Secretary of State Department of Police.
2) "Director" means the Director of the
Illinois Secretary of State Department of Police.
3) "National airspace system" means the
airspace, navigation facilities, and airports of the United States.
4) "Capitol Complex" means all State-owned or
State-occupied buildings, grounds, and parking lots identified in this Part
with boundaries being Washington Street, Third Street, Cook Street, and
Pasfield Street in the City of Springfield and includes the buildings and
spaces listed in Section
2005.10. For the purposes of
this specific Section, the definition also includes the airspace of the Capitol
Complex.
5) "Unmanned aircraft"
means a system or device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the
air without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the
device, and the associated operational elements and components that are
required for the pilot or system operator in command to operate or control the
device (such as cameras, sensors, or communication links). This term includes
all types of systems or devices that meet this definition that are used for any
purpose or activity, including but not limited to governmental, private,
recreational, or commercial uses. Some examples of unmanned aircraft include,
but are not limited to, model airplanes, quadcopters, and drones.
c) Use of Unmanned Aircraft is
Prohibited. Launching, landing, or operating an unmanned aircraft from, on, or
within the boundaries of the Capitol Complex is prohibited but for the
exceptions in subsection (d) below.
d) Exceptions. The prohibition on launching,
landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on the Capitol Complex does not apply
to:
1) emergency law enforcement and fire
response operations;
2) other
operations designed to support responses to health and human safety
emergencies, such as search and rescue, health and environmental
incidents;
3) United States
national defense activities;
4)
activities necessary for the care and custody of the Capitol Complex when those
activities have prior written approval by the Director; and
5) flights required to document construction
sites when those flights have been authorized by the Office of the Architect of
the Capitol and advanced notification has been provided to the
Director.
e)
Requirements for Obtaining Advance Approval from the Director
1) Use of unmanned aircraft must be approved
in advance and in writing by the Director.
2) When considering approval or denial of
requests, the Director must consider whether the activity will:
A) present a clear and present danger to
public safety or the Department of Public Health determines that the activity
will present a clear and present danger to public health;
B) cause risk of injury or damage to State
property or State resources;
C) be
contrary to the purposes for which the Capitol Complex was established or
unacceptably interrupts the functions performed on the Capitol
Complex;
D) unreasonably interfere
with the ability of visitors to tour or assemble at the Capitol Complex, other
scheduled programs or activities, or with the administrative activities
performed on the Capitol Complex;
E) substantially impair the operations of
vendors or contractors working on the Capitol Complex;
F) result in significant conflict with other
existing uses or previously scheduled and permitted activities.
3) The Director may condition any
approval with reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions that the
requestor must follow.
4) Operators
given permission by the Director to operate an unmanned aircraft on the Capitol
Complex must comply with all restrictions imposed by the Director and all
applicable State and federal laws and regulations, including but not limited
to, the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. This includes
notifying and obtaining approval from all applicable State and federal
entities, airports, air traffic control facilities, and helipads. The operator
may be required to submit proof of such prior approval to the Director before
operating the unmanned aircraft.
5)
Requirements put in place by the Federal Aviation Administration on the use or
operation of unmanned aircraft in the national airspace system must be
followed. Nothing in this rule is intended to modify any requirement put in
place by the Federal Aviation Administration on the use or operation of
unmanned aircraft in the national airspace system.
6) The Department will coordinate with the
Federal Aviation Administration regarding the use of unmanned aircraft on the
Capitol Complex as may be required.
Notes
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