They posted this saying that'd this gives them the authority to regulate airspace:
AA regulations allow municipalities to set their own codes for recreational flyers or hobbyists. In the FAA regulations it states operators must abide by "a community-based set of safety guidelines" if set locally.
First off "community based safety guidlines" means the AMA or the the model aviation community. In no way does that mean some city in new jersey can ban hobby aviation. Second,From what I understand this is a proposed bill that has not and likely won't be passed. This has in no way gone into effect and even if it did all you gotta do is get a 107 license and any hobby laws won't apply to you.
I like your passion, my friend. Alot of us are tired of seeing this stuff happening, just as you!
But....
Even if you have Part 107 (which alot of us have here), you are still considered a hobbyist unless you are getting compensated to fly a commercial mission, so unfortunately, Part 107 doesn't protect you if you are just flying around your town taking pictures for fun. That's part of Part 107. It's commercial-only. These local municipalities can still enact their local laws to get you as a hobbyist, unfortunately.
BUT (again..) legally, if you are taking footage and posting it on YouTube, and using AdSense to get paid for ads running on your videos, that is considered "commercial" (no joke, it's talked about alot in the 107 community), so if you went to court and fought it, you would probably win, but you would probably need a really good attorney to argue that case! But, they can then get you on not having a photography permit, if they have those laws, because in Chicago, if you fly your drone and take pictures of anything in within the park system and you do not have a photography permit (which is almost $350 for two hours), they supposedly can ticket you for that.
DOH!
I'm pretty sure if you have your Part 107 certification and are flying a commercial job with permission from the land owner, their laws are invalid and void anyway, although there is a clause that says something to the effect of, local law enforcement can act on behalf of the FAA, but the problem is local law enforcement usually doesn't know the FAA regulations, so they would potentially be acting illegaly on their behalf if they were enforcing a local law to a commercial pilot that is not a FAA regulation.
When I was studying for the 107 exam, I kept coming across people saying that generally anything up to 250 ft is considered private property and anything over 250 feet is considered national airpsace, regardless of it being a hobbyist or commercial pilot, when it's not considered class B, C, D, or E, and that local governments have no authority to regulate airspace above that height.
I don't know if this is a national airspace regulation in general or what. It could have been some local or state laws I was reading about (probably). I'll have to ask the instructor I know about that. He's actually a FAA safety instructor. I'll post what he responds with!