House
Study
Bill
700
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JONES)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
aircraft
automatic
dependent
1
surveillance-broadcast
data,
making
penalties
applicable,
2
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
328.17
Prohibited
use
of
automatic
1
dependent
surveillance-broadcast
data.
2
1.
A
person
shall
not
collect
or
use
data
broadcast
by
3
automatic
dependent
surveillance-broadcast
to
calculate,
4
generate,
impose,
or
collect
fees
associated
with
the
operation
5
of
aircraft
within
this
state.
6
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“automatic
dependent
7
surveillance-broadcast”
means
an
advanced
aviation
surveillance
8
technology
that
combines
ground
infrastructure,
aircraft
9
avionics,
and
an
aircraft’s
positioning
source
to
create
an
10
accurate
surveillance
interface
between
an
aircraft
and
air
11
traffic
control
and
includes
two
different
services:
one
12
that
receives
data
relating
to
aircraft,
weather,
and
traffic
13
information
from
ground
stations,
and
the
other
that
broadcasts
14
an
aircraft’s
global
positioning
system
location,
altitude,
15
ground
speed,
and
other
data.
16
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
November
1,
17
2026.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
collecting
or
using
data
22
broadcast
by
automatic
dependent
surveillance-broadcast
(ADS-B)
23
to
calculate,
generate,
impose,
or
collect
fees
associated
with
24
the
operation
of
aircraft
within
Iowa.
The
bill
defines
ADS-B
25
for
purposes
of
the
bill.
Generally,
ADS-B
is
an
aviation
26
surveillance
technology
and
form
of
electronic
conspicuity
27
in
which
an
aircraft
determines
its
position
via
satellite
28
navigation
or
other
sensors
and
periodically
broadcasts
its
29
position
and
other
related
data,
enabling
it
to
be
tracked.
30
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
violates
the
bill
is
guilty
31
of
a
fraudulent
practice
under
Code
sections
714.8
through
32
714.14,
as
applicable.
A
fraudulent
practice
is
punishable
33
based
on
the
amount
of
money
or
value
involved,
and
ranges
from
34
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
35
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30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
than
$855,
to
a
1
class
“C”
felony
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
10
2
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,370
but
not
more
than
$13,660.
3
The
bill
takes
effect
November
1,
2026.
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