Establishes a space exploration task force to study the potential for economic opportunities, ensuring the future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages for this state by means of evolving space technology.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5867
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 24, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Economic Development
AN ACT in relation to establishing the space exploration task force
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. a. A temporary task force, to be known as the temporary
2 task force on space exploration, is hereby created to study the poten-
3 tial for economic, academic, and cultural opportunities, ensuring the
4 future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages for this
5 state by means of evolving space technology and a growing space economy.
6 Such task force shall be comprised of appropriate state agency person-
7 nel, scientists, and experts in the field of space exploration.
8 b. The task force shall be comprised of:
9 (i) two members appointed by the governor;
10 (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
11 (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
12 (iv) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and
13 (v) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
14 c. The task force shall:
15 (i) examine and evaluate the economic opportunities provided by space
16 exploration and evolving space technologies in other states and coun-
17 tries;
18 (ii) establish comprehensive metrics to monitor the health and vitali-
19 ty of the entire New York space ecosystem to identify challenges and
20 track important trends over time;
21 (iii) identify the potential impacts on New York of the discovery and
22 exploration of celestial structures in outer space by means of evolving
23 space technology; and
24 (iv) make recommendations on how to utilize space exploration and
25 evolving space technologies for the purposes of advancing scientific
26 research, exploring new economic and academic opportunities, ensuring
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 the future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages
2 within the state.
3 d. Such task force shall submit a report, on or before January 1,
4 2027, to the governor and the legislature of its findings, conclusions
5 and recommendations, and legislative and regulatory proposals deemed
6 necessary to implement such recommendations.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
