[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR1002.17]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
                        CHAPTER X--PRESIDIO TRUST
 
PART 1002--RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1002.17  Aircraft and air delivery.

    (a) Delivering or retrieving a person or object by parachute, 
helicopter, or other airborne means, except in emergencies involving 
public safety or serious property loss, or pursuant to the terms and 
conditions of a permit, is prohibited.
    (b) The provisions of this section, other than paragraph (c) of this 
section, shall not be applicable to official business of the Federal 
government, or emergency rescues in accordance with the directions of 
the Executive Director, or to landings due to circumstances beyond the 
control of the operator.
    (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(3) of this section, the 
owners of a downed aircraft shall remove the aircraft and all component 
parts thereof in accordance with procedures established by the Executive 
Director. In establishing removal procedures, the Executive Director is 
authorized to establish a reasonable date by which aircraft removal 
operations must be complete; determine times and means of access to and 
from the downed aircraft; and specify the manner or method of removal.
    (2) Failure to comply with procedures and conditions established 
under paragraph (c)(1) of this section is prohibited.
    (3) The Executive Director may waive the requirements of paragraph 
(c)(1) of this section or prohibit the removal of downed aircraft, upon 
a determination that the removal of downed aircraft would constitute an 
unacceptable risk to human life; the removal of a downed aircraft would 
result in extensive resource damage; or the removal of a downed aircraft 
is impracticable or impossible.
    (d) The use of aircraft shall be in accordance with regulations of 
the Federal Aviation Administration as found in 14 CFR chapter I.
    (e) The operation or use of hovercraft is prohibited.
    (f) Violation of the terms and conditions of a permit issued in 
accordance with this section is prohibited and may result in the 
suspension or revocation of the permit.
    (g) The use of devices designed to carry persons through the air in 
powerless flight is allowed at times and locations designated by the 
Board, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a permit.

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