mr. larson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm going to focus my initial questions on this end of the table. i know folks on my side will have some questions for folks down here. but i want to talk a little bit about the technology side. and it is dr. roy, have you looked at the use of the six test sites and made any assessment about whether they're being used as much as they can and if you have made that assessment, what would you suggest be done otherwise? >> so out of these six test sites are not my area of expertise. i haven't personally done an assessment. m.i.t. was heavily involved. and i got back to m.i.t. this september. so been a bit busy. haven't looked at what's available there. but we hope to be playing there soon. >> given your research and course of study, what would be an ideal environment? >> so that's a good question. one of the limitations i think is the distance with which one has to go in order to get to the test sites, and the -- i guess the onus on setting up operations there. in an ideal world, i descri

mr. larson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm going to focus my initial questions on this end of the table. i know folks on my side will have some questions for folks down here. but i wanted to talk a little bit about the technology side. and it is -- dr. roy, have you looked at the use of the six test sites and made any assessment about whether they're being used as much as they can and if you have made that assessment, what would you suggest be done otherwise? >> so out of these six test sites are not my area of expertise. i haven't personally done an assessment. m.i.t. was heavily involved. in setting up the new air test site. and i got back to m.i.t. this september. so been a bit busy. haven't looked at what's available there. but we hope to be playing there soon. >> given your research and course of study, what would be an ideal environment? >> so that's a good question. one of the limitations i think is the distance with which one has to go in order to get to the test sites, and the -- i guess the onus on setting up ope

mr. larson. >> thank you mr. chairman. i understand because of the number of folks you have and the folks we have that we'll go two to your side and one to our side and get through this. i want to yield a little bit of time to mr. defazio who has a question, then i'll take the rest of the five minutes. >> i thank the gentleman. try and do this quickly. when we see these things in the new york air space have we found anybody operating illegally who was putting people at risk? i mean, you've talked about some commercial violations. have you caught anybody who has like put people at risk with one of these things? >> i can't make the corerelation to some of the reports we had. >> right because we don't know who is operating them who owns them, anything. how about a system where we require registration, licensure the user fees go to help you with your deficiencies in your budget and you vary the license according to the uses and the weight and the capabilities so that the cost for, you know, would be appropriate so it won't be

mr. larson and members of the community and the chairman. we are looking at this closely. as we prepare the next faa authorization bill we we will be looking for substantial improvements and advancements in this particular area and will be looking at specific language if we don't see these advances in a timely way. i look forward to hearing from our witnesses on these topics and thank them for joining us today. before i recognize my colleague for his comments i would like to ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend the remarks and include extraneous material for the record for this hearing. without objection so ordered. i would now like to yield to mr. larson for his opening remarks. >> thank you, chairman, for calling today's hearing on us unmanned aircraft systems integration oversight and competitiveness. i appreciate you holding his hearing in my request. safety is and must be the faa number one priority. it certainly is mine. we look at unmanned aircraft systems or ua s twice this year. last week's report. the faa must be

mr. larson for his comments, i'd like to ask unanimous consent that all legislators have five legislativedays to revise and extend remarks and include material for the hearing. without objection, so ordered. i'd like to recognize mr. lawson for his opening remarks. >> thank you for calling today's hearing on unmanned systems, integration oversight and competitiveness. i appreciate you holding this hearing at my request, and safety is and must be the number one priority. certainly is mine and yours as well. we have looked at unmanned aircraft systems, or uas, twice earlier this year but the report of collisions between uas and manned aircraft operations are a stark reminder we need to ensure these are safe. both of those in the air and on the ground. the uas industry has great potential to drive economic growth and create jobs including in washington state where i'm from which is an epicenter of aviation r&d. there is no doubt there are near-term challenges. the faa says it receives 25 reports each month from pilots who have seen unmanned aircraft or model aircraft operating near their air

mr. john larson. >> reporter: ... it feels like you won the lottery. >> thank you so much. been.er: so, i was feeling good when i boarded american airlines flight 1015. dallas to san diego. i was in seat 5b. next to me in 5a was donna hann. she wore expensive jewelry-- a woman of privilege, i thought. but as we flew across texas, i learned i couldn't have been more wrong. ♪ >> my grandparents lived in a little home that had a tin roof on it. they were sharecropping. >> reporter: donna's family, her parents and grandparents, were like other poor sharecroppers from arkansas, picking cotton on other people's land. they were the kind of poor that can take generations to overcome. >> hey, stranger. >> reporter: so when she invited me to her family's reunion, i accepted. >> i bet you didn't think i'd show up here. >> i think you're a brave soul. >> reporter: the reunion was like other's i'd been to... >> this is brother and sister right here. >> reporter: ...at least until donna and her sister... >> there she is. >> reporter: ...began to sing. >> ♪ just a closer walk with thee. ♪ >> re

i'm supervisor avalos the chair and today's ta meeting is brought by sfgovtv charles and jessie larson mr. clerk, call the roll and supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim absent supervisor mar absent supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee absent we have quorum >> very good okay. we can go on to our before the next item own item number 17 which is the closed session i'm going to entertain a motion to continue that to the january meeting so we can actually go to the tandem memorial issue a that's not pressing but if we continue we'll be able to get over to attend the service so okay. mr. clerk call the next item you already did so colleagues - 17 and 18 thank you it will be items 17 and 18 continued to the january meeting so colleagues, we have before us the meeting and we'll gone to the public comment any member of the public seeing none, public comment is closed a roll call vote. >> on item 2 supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim pr abs

i'm supervisor avalos the chair and today's ta meeting is brought by sfgovtv charles and jessie larson mralos supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim absent supervisor mar absent supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee absent

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mr. larson: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? > yes, mr. chairman, on h.r. 5759, i missed that vote. i would be voting no on h.r. 5759. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman's statement will be appear in the record. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does, the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to speak out of order to ask mr. mccarthy for the schedule for the week to come. i had to without objection. mr. hoyer: i now yield to my friend, mr. mccarthy. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccarthy: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business but no votes are expected. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morn

the following members of sfgtv staff, who are covering this meeting, jennifer low and jessy larson, with that, mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> thank you, mr. chair, make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic device and completed speaker cards to be included in the file should be submitted by the clerk, items acted upon today will be on the december 14th, board of supervisor's agenda unless otherwise stated. >> before we move on to the one item, i know that norman yee is excused from this meeting, could we have a motion to excuse him? so we have a motion without objection. >> mr. clerk, if you could call our one item? >> item isordinance amending the health code by adding density, proximity, and sales establishment limitations on the granting of new tobacco sales permits, and renumbering all sections in article 19h; amending the business and tax regulations code by increasing the annual license and application fees; and making environmental findings. >> great, thank you very much. and this is an item that has been introduced by supervisor mar, and it is co-sponsored by supervi

the following members of sfgtv staff, who are covering this meeting, jennifer low and jessy larson, with that, mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> thank you, mr. chair, make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic device and completed speaker cards to be included in the file should be submitted by the clerk, items

clerk of the committee is derrick evans and we want to thank jessie larson and jim smith. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements. >> thank you, mr. chair. please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. (inaudible) board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> great, thank you. the first item is a liquor license and i'd like to begin by asking the applicant on this item, if you can call the first item. >> no. 1 is a hearing to consider issuance of a type 64 general theater license to matt shelton of the shelton theater. >> if i can ask the applicant to come up and make a brief statement. >> thank you, supervisor, my name is matt shelton, i run a small family arts organization, we've been here in the community since 1961, we've provided extraordinary training and theater productions, native sons, directly responsible for training are danny glover, francis ford cop mra my recent student was vernon davis of the san francisco 49ers. we put on productions since i have steadily been producing theatrical productions since 1993. that area we established,

in all this time the larson's marriage has endured a testament to their love, faith and commitment to each other. mr. smith: i ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the larsons in this remarkable occasion and congratulate them on 80 years of marriage. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, it has been a long day and i believe the american people have seen the best of what america is in the vigorous debate and review of the future of this nation. yes, there are some positive aspects to the appropriations bill. the $5 billion in funding for ebola treatment. and of course the $2.2 billion for the rule development -- rural development account which will help my constituents, helping them rebuild a burnt down police station of which i hope to work on. and yes the $18.1 billion for nasa, $363.7 more than the 2014. but i believe that out of good co