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FL S0968

Bill

Status

Passed

4/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Rules

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Florida's designated spaceport territory to include former Homestead Air Force Base property in Miami-Dade County (including Homestead Air Reserve Base and land deeded to Miami-Dade County or the City of Homestead as of July 1, 2024, or thereafter) and Tyndall Air Force Base property in Bay County
  • Revises the definition of "spaceport discretionary capacity improvement projects" to include capacity improvements on spaceport territory, removing prior requirements tied to recent orbital/suborbital flight activity or written agreements for scheduled flights
  • Authorizes the Department of Transportation, in consultation with Space Florida, to fund spaceport discretionary capacity improvement projects at up to 100% of project cost, replacing the former "strategic spaceport launch support facilities investment" language
  • Requires funded projects to provide important access and on-spaceport-territory space transportation capacity improvements, achieve strategic capital improvements for international trade, support intermodal transportation goals, and demonstrate feasibility of matching funds
  • Effective date is July 1, 2024

Legislative Description

Spaceport Territory

Last Action

Chapter No. 2024-76

4/12/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/30/2024
Transportation1/16/2024

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