New York S 6003: Relates to payments in lieu of taxes for the Long Island Power Authority

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S06003 Summary:

BILL NOS06003 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05867

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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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.

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03/04/2025REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6003

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
 opment and Small Business

 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10068-01-5

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 1 research, exploring new economic and academic opportunities, ensuring
 2 the future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages
 3 within the state.
 4 d. Such task force shall submit a report, on or before January 1,
 5 2027, to the governor and the legislature of its findings, conclusions
 6 and recommendations, and legislative and regulatory proposals deemed
 7 necessary to implement such recommendations.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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