OH SCR19

Urges the Federal Aviation Administration Administrator to select Ohio as a testing site for integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems into the National Airspace System

Cites Ohio's historical involvement with unmanned aircraft, including development of the first Unmanned Aerial System (the "Kettering Bug") in 1918 and founding of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International in Dayton in 1972

Highlights Ohio's existing infrastructure and capabilities including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Air Force Research Laboratory, Brush Creek and Buckeye Military Operating Areas, and collaborative relationships between universities, manufacturers, and researchers

Notes the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 and FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 require the FAA to develop a plan for integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems and to select test ranges

Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, FAA Administrator, Congress, and Ohio Congressional delegation