Bill > SF3373

This bill appropriates $2 million total ($1 million in fiscal years 2026 and 2027) from the general fund to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to support medical supply delivery using small unmanned aircraft systems (drones) in rural areas. The funding will be used for several specific purposes, including improving air navigation infrastructure to enable drone operations beyond visual line of sight, helping obtain federal waivers for extended drone operations, conducting medical supply delivery testing, conducting public education about drone delivery, and developing best practices for these activities. The transportation commissioner is required to collaborate with the health commissioner and the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy when making expenditures under this appropriation. The bill defines small unmanned aircraft systems using an existing statutory definition and specifies that this is a one-time appropriation aimed at exploring and developing drone-based medical supply delivery in rural Minnesota.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3373&ssn=0&y=2025