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SJ 97 Commonwealth's aerospace industry; Virginia Economic Development Partnership to study.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | 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 HJ 97.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Requesting the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to study the Commonwealth's aerospace industry. Report.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the Commonwealth's aerospace industry. Report.