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HJ 97 Commonwealth's aerospace industry; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study.

Introduced by: David E. Yancey | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; Commonwealth's aerospace industry; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to (i) identify strategies to grow Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy and encourage its transformation into a statewide program, to be named the Virginia Aviation Academy; (ii) research and identify federally funded research and development activities in the Commonwealth and recommend strategies to create additional opportunities for such activities; (iii) collect information regarding practices and efforts used successfully in other states to grow their aerospace industries; (iv) analyze the potential advantages and disadvantages of eliminating taxation on aerospace and aviation parts and labor; (v) gather information regarding opportunities in the Commonwealth related to maintenance and rehabilitation of aerospace equipment; (vi) explore any other topics related to growing the Commonwealth's aerospace industry; (vii) request the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to develop strategies to grow the Commonwealth's aerospace industry and (viii) consult with representatives of all relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to public and private institutions of higher education, the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, the NASA Langley Research Center, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The final report of JCOTS, due no later than the first day of the 2017 Session of the General Assembly, shall be entitled "A Blueprint for Growth of the Virginia Aviation and Aerospace Industry." This resolution is identical to SJ 97.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; Commonwealth's aerospace industry; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to (i) identify strategies to grow Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy and encourage its transformation into a statewide program, to be named the Virginia Aviation Academy; (ii) research and identify federally funded research and development activities in the Commonwealth and recommend strategies to create additional opportunities for such activities; (iii) collect information regarding practices and efforts used successfully in other states to grow their aerospace industries; (iv) analyze the potential advantages and disadvantages of eliminating taxation on aerospace and aviation parts and labor; (v) gather information regarding opportunities in the Commonwealth related to maintenance and rehabilitation of aerospace equipment; (vi) explore any other topics related to growing the Commonwealth's aerospace industry; and (vii) consult with representatives of all relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to public and private institutions of higher education, the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, the NASA Langley Research Center, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; Commonwealth's aerospace industry; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to (i) review all aspects of the Commonwealth's aerospace industry, including all aerospace and aviation schools within the Commonwealth, aerospace and aviation programs hosted in the Commonwealth's public and private institutions of higher education, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, aerospace and aviation launch and landing sites, data centers and repositories, workforce associations, regulations governing aviation and aerospace, and current efforts of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership related to the aerospace industry; (ii) identify strategies to grow Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy and encourage its transformation into a statewide program; (iii) recommend strategies to grow NASA's Wallops Flight Facility; (iv) identify federally funded research and development activities in the Commonwealth and recommend strategies to create additional opportunities for such activities; (v) collect information regarding practices and efforts used successfully in other states to grow their aerospace industries; (vi) analyze the potential gains and downfalls of eliminating taxation on aerospace and aviation parts and labor; (vii) gather information regarding opportunities in the Commonwealth related to maintenance and rehabilitation of aerospace equipment; (viii) recommend strategies to grow the Commonwealth's aerospace industry, attract new businesses, and improve the Commonwealth's economy; and (ix) consult with all relevant stakeholders.