What's happening
This bill establishes the JFK Innovation Center near JFK Airport to support startups in SmartCities and CleanTech through public-private partnerships.
Why it matters
Targets real-world urban challenges. By focusing on issues like airport efficiency, security, coastal flooding, sustainable living, and mass transportation, the center aims to produce innovations that could directly impact daily life and infrastructure in New York and other cities.
Promotes diversity and inclusivity in tech. The bill explicitly calls for a culture that supports people of different races, women, and other minorities, aiming to broaden access to opportunities in high-tech industries.
Provides tangible support for startups. The center will offer capital awards and on-site facilities, giving new companies resources and a testing ground to develop and refine their technologies, potentially speeding up time-to-market and increasing their chances of success.
Stimulates local job creation and economic growth. By attracting and nurturing startups in cutting-edge fields, the center is positioned to create new jobs in Queens and drive broader economic development in the region.
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Create JFK Innovation Center
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- Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
- Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6097
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 16, 2019
Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business
AN ACT to establish the JFK Innovation Center
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding another section of law, there shall be established a JFK Innovation Center, hereinafter referred to as the "center". Such center shall be a public-private partnership between a New York state agency or agencies and a private-sector company or companies to launch SmartCities and CleanTech innovations. Such center shall be located near the JFK International Airport in the borough of Queens. The center shall assist new and startup companies develop by testing clean technology, automation, robotics, data analytics, smart infrastructure management, and other technologies.
§ 2. Such activities and goals of the center shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(a) providing capital awards to startups based on their ability to address critical issues, such as airport efficiency and security, coastal flooding, sustainable living, and mass transportation;
(b) creating a culture of diversity and inclusivity for people of different races, women, and other minorities;
(c) allowing companies to pilot their own inventions and research and development facilities on premises and/or on adjoining satellite offices built by such center; and
(d) creating jobs and promoting economic development.
§ 3. For purposes of this act the terms:
(a) "SmartCities" means urban areas that use different types of electronic sensors to collect data and use such data to manage assets and resources efficiently.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) "CleanTech" means any process, product, or service that reduces negative environmental impacts through significant energy efficiency improvements, the sustainable use of resources, or environmental protection activities.
(c) "Business incubator" means a company that helps new and startup companies develop.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Title of bill
An act to establish the JFK Innovation Center
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would establish the jfk innovation center
Summary of specific provisions
Section one establishes the jfk innovation center.
Section 2 of the bill provides the effective date.
Justification
Establish a clean tech incubator in Jamaica, Queens to promote jobs and economic development.
Prior legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
undetermined
Effective date
Immediately
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