Prohibits divisions of government and private entities from using information broadcast or collected by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast systems as a means for calculating, generating, and collecting fees from aircraft owners or operators who operate aircraft within the geographic boundaries of the state.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
June 2, 2026
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Vanel) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
monetization of ADS-B information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
251-d to read as follows:
§ 251-D. AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCASTS. 1. AS USED IN
THIS SECTION:
(A) "AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST" MEANS AN ADVANCED
AVIATION SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY THAT COMBINES AN AIRCRAFT'S POSITIONING
SOURCE, AIRCRAFT AVIONICS, AND A GROUND INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE AN
ACCURATE SURVEILLANCE INTERFACE BETWEEN AN AIRCRAFT AND AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL. THE TERM CONSISTS OF TWO DIFFERENT SERVICES, ADS-B IN AND ADS-B
OUT, THAT CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION, SUCH AS AN AIRCRAFT'S GLOBAL POSI-
TIONING SYSTEM LOCATION, ALTITUDE, GROUND SPEED, AND OTHER DATA, TO
GROUND STATIONS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT, AS WELL AS WEATHER AND TRAFFIC
INFORMATION TO AIRCRAFT OPERATORS.
(B) "AIRCRAFT" MEANS ANY CONTRIVANCE NOW KNOWN, OR HEREAFTER INVENTED,
USED OR DESIGNED FOR NAVIGATION OF, OR FLIGHT IN, THE AIR, EXCEPT THAT
THE AIRCRAFT MUST HAVE A GROSS WEIGHT OF 12,500 POUNDS OR LESS AND OPER-
ATE UNDER TITLE 14, PART 91, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
2. NO ENTITY, WHETHER A DIVISION OF GOVERNMENT OR A PRIVATE COMPANY OR
CORPORATION, MAY USE INFORMATION BROADCAST OR COLLECTED BY AUTOMATIC
DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST SYSTEMS, WHETHER THAT DATA ORIGINATES
FROM ADS-B IN OR ADS-B OUT, AS A MEANS FOR CALCULATING, GENERATING, AND
COLLECTING FEES FROM AIRCRAFT OWNERS OR OPERATORS WHO OPERATE AIRCRAFT
WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE.
3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE USE OF AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT
SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST DATA FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AVIATION SAFETY,
SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT
USE PURSUANT TO A WARRANT OR UNDER EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES AS OTHERWISE
PERMITTED BY LAW, OR COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
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