BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2600 (Lackey) - As Amended March 16, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requests that the University of California (UC)
Regents establish the California Institute for Aerospace.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Requests that the Regents establish the institute in order to
achieve specified goals, including: a) creating new
opportunities for jobs in aerospace research; and b) design
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and using public-private partnerships to perform innovative
research in aerospace technology.
2)Requests that the regents locate the institute at a satellite
campus within 20 miles of Edwards Air Force Base or United
States Air Force Plant 42, so that it will close to a large
part of the state's current aerospace research and
development.
3)Provides that this bill shall only be implemented to the
extent that Regents determine adequate funding has been
provided from federal, local, or private sector sources, has
been appropriated in the annual Budget Act or in another
statute, or has been provided from a combination of these
sources.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Annual costs to UC of at least $1 million to $2 million. UC
indicates that it is generally open to establishing research
institutes to the extent it has appropriate expertise and
adequate funding.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. The author argues "California institutes have been
tremendous resources for research in various industries. They
have successfully addressed critical issues facing the globe
in the fields of biology, physics, chemistry, economics, and
medicine." According to the author, "with a small investment,
such institutes provide a substantial economic impact on their
surrounding areas and the entire state by accelerating
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research and product development. This institute would
strengthen California's position as a global leader in the
aerospace industry, increase public-private partnerships and
fully maximize our role in designing and building the Long
Range Strike Bomber."
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081