1. The Office shall, to the extent that money is available for this purpose, establish and carry out a program to facilitate the growth and safe integration of small unmanned aircraft systems in Nevada. The Office shall ensure that the program complies with all applicable federal statutes, rules and regulations.
2. The program established pursuant to subsection 1 may, upon the request of an operator of a small unmanned aircraft system:
(a) Provide training;
(b) Conduct testing; and
(c) Provide assistance with complying with any safety standards developed by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding small unmanned aircraft systems.
3. In carrying out the program, the Office may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization for the operation of the program. Such a nonprofit organization must have expertise relating to small unmanned aircraft systems.
4. The Office may accept any gifts, grants or donations for the support of the program.
5. As used in this section, "small unmanned aircraft system" has the meaning ascribed to it in 14 C.F.R. § 107.3.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3455)