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2007 SESSION
HJ 688 Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport; JCOTS to study enhanced development of cargo, etc.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Study; Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to study the development and utilization of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. In conducting its study, the Joint Commission on Technology and Science shall (i) identify any federal or state regulatory impediments, including taxation, to the development of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport; (ii) identify threats to the spaceport’s viability, such as encroachment, zoning, mineral exploration and exploitation, and noncompatible uses of the spaceport; (iii) identify potential economic development opportunities and marketing strategies to attract launch companies to Virginia; (iv) identify potential state legal barriers to human spaceflight, including liability and assumption of risk issues; (v) identify specific areas where the Commonwealth needs to invest in infrastructure and marketing to enable the achievement of the spaceport's full potential; and (vi) develop a long-term strategic plan to make the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport the premiere commercial hub for space travel in the United States.
In its deliberations, the Commission shall provide for the contributions and participation of representatives of the aerospace, suborbital, or orbital launch industries, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, the Secretary of Technology, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Secretary of Finance, Executive Director of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, and Executive Director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership or their designees. These persons shall contribute to and participate in the study in the manner deemed appropriate by the Commission in the furtherance of its work. Incorporates HJR 621 (Kilgore) and HJR 695 (Lewis).
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074677464 pdf
- 02/01/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072663464-H1 pdf
- 03/26/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ688ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074677464
- 01/10/07 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/31/07 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072663464-H1
- 02/02/07 House: Taken up
- 02/02/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 072663464-H1
- 02/02/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ688H1
- 02/02/07 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/07 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/05/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/19/07 Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
- 02/20/07 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 Senate: Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/21/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/07 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 03/26/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ688ER)