SJR46 Summary

• Designates the week of February 28-March 2, 2017, as Alabama Aerospace Week to recognize the aerospace industry's contributions to the state's history, economy, security, and education.

• Alabama's aerospace industry directly employs over 25,000 people and supports an additional 13,000 jobs in related fields, generating over $244 million in annual state and local tax revenues and accounting for 4.6 percent of the state's manufacturing GDP.

• Recognizes Alabama's aerospace heritage including America's first civilian flight school established by Orville and Wilbur Wright in Montgomery, the Tuskegee Airmen training ground, and major facilities including NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base.

• Notes Alabama's leadership in aerospace research, development, and education through Auburn University, The University of Alabama, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

• Cites projections that the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry in Alabama will create 2,231 new jobs and $1.77 billion in economic impact in the first decade following UAS integration into national airspace.