[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3796 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3796

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Transportation to authorize the use of unmanned aircraft systems and 
    satellites in inspections of rights-of-way of certain pipeline 
                              facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2025

  Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Transportation to authorize the use of unmanned aircraft systems and 
    satellites in inspections of rights-of-way of certain pipeline 
                              facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safety from Aerial Technology Act'' 
or the ``SAT Act''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

    Section 60108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Inspection of Rights-of-Way.--
            ``(1) In general.--In requiring each owner or operator to 
        inspect the surface conditions on or adjacent to each pipeline 
        right-of-way, the Secretary shall allow use of unmanned 
        aircraft systems and satellites.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall be construed to affect the obligation of an owner or 
        operator of an unmanned aircraft system or satellite to operate 
        such system in accordance with laws and regulations regarding 
        unmanned aircraft system or satellite use.''.
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