SB 136-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS  1:35:37 PM CHAIR COGHILL announced the consideration of SB 136. "An Act relating to unmanned aircraft systems; and relating to images captured by an unmanned aircraft system."This was the first hearing SENATOR DONALD OLSON, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, speaking as sponsor said that SB 136 comes with a companion resolution to extend the duties and length of the Legislative Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to coincide with the FAA test site period for UAS in Alaska. He deferred further introduction to Joy Demmert. 1:36:07 PM JOY DEMMERT, First Alaskans Institute Fellow placed in Senator Donny Olson's office, introduced SB 136. She explained that the Legislative Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, which was created last session, met several times during the Interim and discussed privacy protections of the citizens of Alaska, economic development, and public safety issues. The task force also concluded that the FAA is adequately addressing the safety concerns of integrating unmanned aircraft into a national aerospace system. It is also noteworthy that the FAA recently announced that the University of Alaska has been selected as one of six public entities nationwide that will develop UAS research and test sites. MS. DEMMERT reviewed the bill sections as follows: Section 1 allows the University of Alaska the ability to establish an unmanned aircraft system training program. Section 2 has several subsections that pertain to law enforcement's use of the unmanned aircraft systems. It addresses the retention of images by a law enforcement agency and the images retained are subject to public record disclosure and confidentiality laws found in AS 40.25. It addresses the use of unmanned aircraft systems used to gather evidence in a criminal investigation. This can only be done under the express terms of a search warrant or in accordance with a judicially recognized exception to the warrant requirement in AS 12.35. Section 2 further requires law enforcement agencies to adopt procedures for use of unmanned aircraft systems. These procedures must, at minimum, obtain permission from the FAA to operate the unmanned aircraft system, allow the unmanned aircraft system only to be operated by trained and certified pilots and crewmembers, have an approved flight plan by the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement agency, ensure that the flight is for a public purpose, maintain records of the flight, establish a method of notifying the public unless notifying the public would endanger the safety of a person, and the procedures must provide for community involvement in the development of policies. Sections 3 and 4 prohibit municipalities from releasing images in a manner inconsistent with Section 2. 1:39:25 PM CHAIR COGHILL thanked Ms. Demmert and stated he would hold SB 136 for further consideration.