Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 34 CHAPTER 40Relative to California Aerospace and Aviation Days. [ Filed with Secretary of State April 17, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 34, Allen. California Aerospace and Aviation Days.This measure would recognize the contributions of the aerospace and aviation industries to the history, economy, security, and educational system of California, its communities, and its citizens by proclaiming the days of April 1, 2019, through April 3, 2019, as California Aerospace and Aviation Days. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Commercial aviation provides California economic and employment impacts of $171.2 billion and 1.1 million jobs, with general aviation alone creating an economic impact of $30.2 billion; and WHEREAS, There are 22 military airfields and 673 state-permitted aviation facilities, 26,797 Federal Aviation Administration registered aircrafts, and 59,929 certified pilots in the state; and WHEREAS, The California aerospace industry is a powerful, reliable source of employment, innovation, and export income, directly employing approximately 203,000 people and supporting more than 308,000 jobs in related fields, resulting in $2.9 billion in annual state personal income tax revenues; and WHEREAS, According to the report entitled The Economic Impact of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the United States, published by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), California is forecast to be the top state in the nation as the adoption of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) increases, with more than 18,000 jobs and over $14 billion in economic impact created in the first decade after UAS integration into the airspace; and WHEREAS, California is home to many superb sites of air and space activity, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center, Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Los Angeles Air Force Base, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Edwards Air Force Base, Naval Base Ventura County, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Mojave Air and Space Port; and WHEREAS, California will continue to lead in aerospace and aviation education through its superb science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs and world-class research universities, and thus will continue to lead the world with the innovation that enabled advanced meteorological forecasting, the Global Positioning System, NextGen tools for air traffic management, green aviation, sophisticated wind tunnels and test facilities, and advanced supercomputing and robotics; andWHEREAS, The Aerospace States Association-California Chapter, the Association of California Airports, and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) are sponsoring several days of events to highlight the contributions of the aerospace and aviation community in California; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the contributions of the aerospace and aviation industries to the history, economy, security, and educational system of California, its communities, and its citizens by proclaiming the days of April 1, 2019, through April 3, 2019, as California Aerospace and Aviation Days; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 34 CHAPTER 40Relative to California Aerospace and Aviation Days. [ Filed with Secretary of State April 17, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 34, Allen. California Aerospace and Aviation Days.This measure would recognize the contributions of the aerospace and aviation industries to the history, economy, security, and educational system of California, its communities, and its citizens by proclaiming the days of April 1, 2019, through April 3, 2019, as California Aerospace and Aviation Days. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 34
CHAPTER 40
Relative to California Aerospace and Aviation Days.
[ Filed with Secretary of State April 17, 2019. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 34, Allen. California Aerospace and Aviation Days.
This measure would recognize the contributions of the aerospace and aviation industries to the history, economy, security, and educational system of California, its communities, and its citizens by proclaiming the days of April 1, 2019, through April 3, 2019, as California Aerospace and Aviation Days.
This measure would recognize the contributions of the aerospace and aviation industries to the history, economy, security, and educational system of California, its communities, and its citizens by proclaiming the days of April 1, 2019, through April 3, 2019, as California Aerospace and Aviation Days.
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WHEREAS, Commercial aviation provides California economic and employment impacts of $171.2 billion and 1.1 million jobs, with general aviation alone creating an economic impact of $30.2 billion; and
WHEREAS, There are 22 military airfields and 673 state-permitted aviation facilities, 26,797 Federal Aviation Administration registered aircrafts, and 59,929 certified pilots in the state; and
WHEREAS, The California aerospace industry is a powerful, reliable source of employment, innovation, and export income, directly employing approximately 203,000 people and supporting more than 308,000 jobs in related fields, resulting in $2.9 billion in annual state personal income tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, According to the report entitled The Economic Impact of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the United States, published by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), California is forecast to be the top state in the nation as the adoption of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) increases, with more than 18,000 jobs and over $14 billion in economic impact created in the first decade after UAS integration into the airspace; and
WHEREAS, California is home to many superb sites of air and space activity, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center, Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Los Angeles Air Force Base, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Edwards Air Force Base, Naval Base Ventura County, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Mojave Air and Space Port; and
WHEREAS, California will continue to lead in aerospace and aviation education through its superb science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs and world-class research universities, and thus will continue to lead the world with the innovation that enabled advanced meteorological forecasting, the Global Positioning System, NextGen tools for air traffic management, green aviation, sophisticated wind tunnels and test facilities, and advanced supercomputing and robotics; and
WHEREAS, The Aerospace States Association-California Chapter, the Association of California Airports, and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) are sponsoring several days of events to highlight the contributions of the aerospace and aviation community in California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the contributions of the aerospace and aviation industries to the history, economy, security, and educational system of California, its communities, and its citizens by proclaiming the days of April 1, 2019, through April 3, 2019, as California Aerospace and Aviation Days; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.