Federally-funded flock cameras could face removal under a new bill proposed by two Republican lawmakers amid widespread concerns about privacy and police abuse. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Eric Burlison of Missouri introduced the “Flock-Off Act” on Wednesday, a bill to ban federal funding for flock cameras, which would require federal agencies to remove federally funded systems and require state and local recipients to stop operating them within 180 days. Massie told WHAS11 on Wednesday that the measure would not ban Flock cameras.
However, it would prevent local governments from using federal funding to buy or operate them. If enacted, the bill could require the removal of federally funded flock cameras, but it would allow federal funds to be used for automated license plate readers (ALPRs) for “the sole purpose of collecting, administering, or enforcing tolls.” The measure already counts five co-sponsors, all Republicans in the House of Representatives. These include Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Ro Khanna of California, Chip Roy of Texas, and Victoria Spartz of Indiana.
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