Utah S.B. 166 (Aviation Amendments, Section 5–6, Advanced air mobility system and preemption of local ordinance)

• Authority: Utah
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2022-03-21

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal to no coverage of AI-specific risks. It is a state aviation law defining advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems, establishing preemption of local regulations. The document does not address AI risks, harms, or safety concerns as defined in the MIT taxonomy. It focuses on jurisdictional authority over aircraft operations rather than AI governance.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector through its regulation of aircraft operations and transportation systems. It also has implications for Public Administration by limiting local government authority to regulate aviation.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state statute with mandatory language establishing legal requirements and preempting local ordinances. It uses definitive legal language ('means', 'may not') and creates enforceable legal obligations.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Utah State Legislature
• Summary: This is Utah Senate Bill 166, indicating it was proposed by the Utah State Legislature as an amendment to existing state aviation code.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Political subdivisions of Utah; Entities within political subdivisions; Airport operators
• Summary: The law explicitly targets political subdivisions and entities within them, prohibiting them from enacting laws governing private use of unmanned aircraft and advanced air mobility systems, with exceptions for airport operators within their jurisdictional boundaries.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Utah state courts; State of Utah
• Summary: While no specific enforcement body is named, state law preemption is typically enforced through state courts that would invalidate conflicting local ordinances. The state itself enforces preemption through its legal supremacy.

Monitor

• Summary: The document does not specify any monitoring body or oversight mechanism. This is a jurisdictional preemption statute that does not establish monitoring requirements.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

This document does not address AI lifecycle stages. It is an aviation law that defines aircraft systems (including autonomous functions) and establishes jurisdictional authority over their regulation. The document focuses on legal jurisdiction rather than AI development, deployment, or operational processes.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document mentions 'remote and autonomous functions' as components of advanced air mobility systems and 'autopilot functionality' in unmanned aircraft systems, but does not explicitly discuss AI models, AI systems, or any specific AI technical concepts. The focus is on aircraft systems rather than AI governance.