Utah Code 72-10-1202. Prohibition on the purchase of unmanned aircraft manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a public entity or contractor working directly for a public entity may not purchase or operate an unmanned aircraft system for the inspection of critical infrastructure if the unmanned aircraft system was manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.
Terms Used In Utah Code 72-10-1202
- Aircraft: means any contrivance now known or in the future invented, used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102
- Covered foreign entity: means an individual, foreign government, or party:(1)(a) on the Consolidated Screening List or Entity List as designated by the United States Secretary of Commerce;(1)(b) domiciled in the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation;(1)(c) under the influence or control of the government of the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation; or(1)(d) that is a subsidiary or affiliate of an individual, government, or party described in Subsections (1)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 72-10-1201
- Critical infrastructure: means the same as that term is defined in Section
Utah Code 72-10-1201 - Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Flight: means any kind of locomotion by aircraft while in the air. See Utah Code 72-10-102
- Public entity: means the state of Utah, a political subdivision, or any department, division, commission, or other governmental entity created by the Utah Constitution or law. See Utah Code 72-10-1201
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Unmanned aircraft: means an aircraft that is:
(37)(a) capable of sustaining flight; and(37)(b) operated with no possible direct human intervention from on or within the aircraft. See Utah Code 72-10-102- Unmanned aircraft system: means the entire system used to operate an unmanned aircraft, including:
(38)(a) the unmanned aircraft, including payload;(38)(b) communications equipment;(38)(c) navigation equipment;(38)(d) controllers;(38)(e) support equipment; and(38)(f) autopilot functionality. See Utah Code 72-10-102(2) Regardless of the country of origin of manufacture or assembly of an unmanned aircraft system, a public entity or contractor working directly for a public entity may operate an unmanned aircraft system for the inspection of critical infrastructure if the public entity ensures that:(2)(a) the unmanned aircraft system is not connected to the Internet during the inspection operation;(2)(b) after the inspection operation is complete, any data collected from the inspection, including any images, video, data, geospatial data, or flight logs, are removed before the unmanned aircraft system is connected to the Internet; and(2)(c) if the inspection operation requires the broadcast of video from the unmanned aircraft system through an Internet connection, the relevant software for the unmanned aircraft system is developed in the United States or approved under the National Defense Authorization Act enacted for the most recent fiscal year. - Critical infrastructure: means the same as that term is defined in Section