STATE OF NEW YORK
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5670
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 27, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
opment and Small Business
AN ACT to establish the JFK Innovation Center
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding another section of law, there shall be
2 established a JFK Innovation Center, hereinafter referred to as the
3 "center". Such center shall be a public-private partnership between a
4 New York state agency or agencies and a private-sector company or compa-
5 nies to launch SmartCities and CleanTech innovations. Such center shall
6 be located near the JFK International Airport in the borough of Queens.
7 The center shall assist new and startup companies develop by testing
8 clean technology, automation, robotics, data analytics, smart infras-
9 tructure management, and other technologies.
10 § 2. Such activities and goals of the center shall include, but shall
11 not be limited to:
12 (a) providing capital awards to startups based on their ability to
13 address critical issues, such as airport efficiency and security, coas-
14 tal flooding, sustainable living, and mass transportation;
15 (b) creating a culture of diversity and inclusivity for people of
16 different races, women, and other minorities;
17 (c) allowing companies to pilot their own inventions and research and
18 development facilities on premises and/or on adjoining satellite offices
19 built by such center; and
20 (d) creating jobs and promoting economic development.
21 § 3. For purposes of this act the terms:
22 (a) "SmartCities" means urban areas that use different types of elec-
23 tronic sensors to collect data and use such data to manage assets and
24 resources efficiently.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (b) "CleanTech" means any process, product, or service that reduces
2 negative environmental impacts through significant energy efficiency
3 improvements, the sustainable use of resources, or environmental
4 protection activities.
5 (c) "Business incubator" means a company that helps new and startup
6 companies develop.
7 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
