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To enact section 122.98 of the Revised Code to create | 1 |
the Aerospace and Technology Study Committee. | 2 |
Section 1. That section 122.98 of the Revised Code be enacted | 3 |
to read as follows: | 4 |
Sec. 122.98. (A) There is hereby created the Aerospace and | 5 |
Technology Study Committee, consisting of the following members: | 6 |
(1) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president | 7 |
of the senate, not more than two of whom may be members of the | 8 |
same political party; | 9 |
(2) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed | 10 |
by the speaker of the house of representatives, not more than two | 11 |
of whom may be members of the same political party; | 12 |
(3) Seven members representing the aerospace or technology | 13 |
industry, the military, or academia. One such member shall be | 14 |
appointed by the governor, and six such members shall be appointed | 15 |
by majority vote of the six members representing the senate and | 16 |
house of representatives. Of the six members appointed by the | 17 |
representatives of the senate and the house of representatives, | 18 |
one shall represent the central region, which is composed of the | 19 |
counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Logan, | 20 |
Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union; one shall represent | 21 |
the west region, which is composed of the counties of Auglaize, | 22 |
Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Mercer, Miami, | 23 |
Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby; one shall represent the northeast | 24 |
region, which is composed of the counties of Ashland, Ashtabula, | 25 |
Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, | 26 |
Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, | 27 |
and Wayne; one shall represent the northwest region, which is | 28 |
composed of the counties of Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, | 29 |
Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, | 30 |
Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot; one shall represent | 31 |
the southeast region, which shall represent the counties of Adams, | 32 |
Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, | 33 |
Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Meigs, | 34 |
Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, | 35 |
Vinton, and Washington; and one shall represent the southwest | 36 |
region, which is composed of the counties of Butler, Brown, | 37 |
Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren. | 38 |
The legislative members of the committee shall be appointed | 39 |
within ten days after the convening of the first regular session | 40 |
of each general assembly, and the remaining members shall be | 41 |
appointed within ten days thereafter. The term of all members | 42 |
shall end on the thirty-first day of December of the following | 43 |
year. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original | 44 |
appointment. | 45 |
The committee shall elect from among its members a | 46 |
co-chairperson from the house of representatives and a | 47 |
co-chairperson from the senate, both of whom shall be from the | 48 |
majority political party in their respective chambers. | 49 |
(B) The duties of the committee shall include, but are not | 50 |
limited to, all of the following: | 51 |
(1) Studying and developing comprehensive strategies to | 52 |
promote the aerospace and technology industry throughout the | 53 |
state, including through the commercialization of aerospace and | 54 |
technology products and ideas; | 55 |
(2) Encouraging communication and resource-sharing among | 56 |
individuals and organizations involved in the aerospace and | 57 |
technology industry, including business, the military, and | 58 |
academia; | 59 |
(3) Promoting research and development in the aerospace and | 60 |
technology industry, including research and development of | 61 |
unmanned aerial vehicles; | 62 |
(4) Providing assistance related to military base realignment | 63 |
and closure. | 64 |
(C) The committee shall compile an annual report of its | 65 |
activities, findings, and recommendations and shall furnish a copy | 66 |
of the report to the governor, president of the senate, and | 67 |
speaker of the house of representatives not later than July 1, | 68 |
2014, and the first day of July each year thereafter. | 69 |
Section 2. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the | 70 |
House of Representatives shall appoint initial Senator and | 71 |
Representative members of the Committee on or before thirty days | 72 |
after the effective date of this act, and the Senator and | 73 |
Representative members of the Committee shall meet and appoint the | 74 |
remaining members of the Committee on or before thirty days | 75 |
thereafter. The term of all members so appointed shall end on the | 76 |
last day of the 130th General Assembly. | 77 |