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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 891<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapters 339<\/a> and 836<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":175385,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71512,"identifier":"2.2-2699.2","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/33\/2.2-2699.2","url":"\/2.2-2699.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2699.2\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/33\/2.2-2699.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2699.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Council shall have the power and duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Identify opportunities and recommend actions to use the economic development engine offered by Virginia’s aerospace sector to benefit the sector and the Commonwealth, including the attraction to Virginia of launch and other aerospace companies, as well as federal, national, and international investments, such as the FAA’s NextGen initiative and emerging NASA and other federal programs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Develop a long-term strategic plan to make the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport the commercial hub for space travel originating or concluding in the United States; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Contribute to the continued development of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Development efforts shall include, in part:\n\t\t\ta. Identification of any federal or state regulatory impediments, including taxation, to the development of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport;\n\t\t\tb. Identification of threats to the spaceport’s viability, such as encroachment, zoning, mineral exploration and exploitation, and noncompatible uses of the spaceport; and\n\t\t\tc. Identification and recommendation of policy and legislative solutions to potential state legal barriers to human spaceflight; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Advise the Governor and the General Assembly on infrastructure and marketing investments needed to achieve the full potential of Virginia’s aerospace sector as a whole, including, but not limited to, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Identify and recommend policies to support the critical role of baccalaureate institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth in providing human capital and research contributions that significantly impact the economic development of aerospace-related and aerodynamic-dependent industries in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Identify and recommend policies to support aerospace sector needs for workforce development as provided by the Virginia Community College System and precollege educational system, including suggestions for enhanced development of Virginia’s high-tech workforce pipeline in engineering, technology, and science; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Assist the Governor in any aerospace-related events and conferences hosted by the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL (\u00a7 2.2-2699.2)\n\nThe Council shall have the power and duty to:\n\n1. Identify opportunities and recommend actions to use the economic development\nengine offered by Virginia’s aerospace sector to benefit the sector and\nthe Commonwealth, including the attraction to Virginia of launch and other\naerospace companies, as well as federal, national, and international\ninvestments, such as the FAA’s NextGen initiative and emerging NASA and\nother federal programs;\n\n2. Develop a long-term strategic plan to make the Mid-Atlantic Regional\nSpaceport the commercial hub for space travel originating or concluding in the\nUnited States;\n\n3. Contribute to the continued development of the Mid-Atlantic Regional\nSpaceport. Development efforts shall include, in part:\n\t\t\ta. Identification of any federal or state regulatory impediments, including\ntaxation, to the development of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport;\n\t\t\tb. Identification of threats to the spaceport’s viability, such as\nencroachment, zoning, mineral exploration and exploitation, and noncompatible\nuses of the spaceport; and\n\t\t\tc. Identification and recommendation of policy and legislative solutions to\npotential state legal barriers to human spaceflight;\n\n4. Advise the Governor and the General Assembly on infrastructure and marketing\ninvestments needed to achieve the full potential of Virginia’s aerospace\nsector as a whole, including, but not limited to, the Mid-Atlantic Regional\nSpaceport;\n\n5. Identify and recommend policies to support the critical role of baccalaureate\ninstitutions of higher education in the Commonwealth in providing human capital\nand research contributions that significantly impact the economic development of\naerospace-related and aerodynamic-dependent industries in the Commonwealth;\n\n6. Identify and recommend policies to support aerospace sector needs for\nworkforce development as provided by the Virginia Community College System and\nprecollege educational system, including suggestions for enhanced development of\nVirginia’s high-tech workforce pipeline in engineering, technology, and\nscience; and\n\n7. Assist the Governor in any aerospace-related events and conferences hosted by\nthe Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 891; 2010, cc. 339, 836.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}