Section 200-250-050. Requirements for obtaining advance approval of director under WAC 200-250-040(4).

(1) Use of unmanned aircraft must be approved in advance and in writing by the director.

(2) When considering approval, the director shall consider the criteria for the exception and whether the activity will:

(a) Present a clear and present danger to public health and safety;

(b) Cause injury or damage to state resources;

(c) Be contrary to the purposes for which the state capitol campus was established, or unacceptably impact the atmosphere of peace and tranquility maintained in natural, historic, or commemorative locations within the state capitol campus;

(d) Unreasonably interfere with the interpretive center, visitor services, other program activities, or with the administrative activities of enterprise services;

(e) Substantially impair the operations of enterprise services concessioners or contractors;

(f) Result in significant conflict with other existing uses.

(3) The director may condition any approval with appropriate time, place, and manner restrictions, which the requestor must follow.

(4) An approval issued by the director does not exempt the operator from obtaining the appropriate authorization from the federal aviation administration.

(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 or enterprise services policies 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) Enterprise services will coordinate with the federal aviation administration regarding the use of unmanned aircraft on the state capitol campus as may be required.

(7) Applicable policies and rules put in place by the department must be followed, including but not limited to chapters 200-200 through 200-220 WAC.

(8) Applicable state requirements must be followed.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.19.125. WSR 16-03-026, § 200-250-050, filed 1/11/16, effective 2/11/16.]

RCW 43.19.125. WSR 16-03-026, § 200-250-050, filed 1/11/16, effective 2/11/16.

Rules

200-200,200-220,