Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 968
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/21/2024           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Calatayud) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 331.303, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         331.303 Definitions.—
    8         (18) “Spaceport discretionary capacity improvement
    9  projects” means capacity improvements that enhance space
   10  transportation capacity at spaceports or on spaceport territory
   11  that have had one or more orbital or suborbital flights during
   12  the previous calendar year or have an agreement in writing for
   13  installation of one or more regularly scheduled orbital or
   14  suborbital flights upon the commitment of funds for stipulated
   15  spaceport capital improvements.
   16         Section 2. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section
   17  331.304, Florida Statutes, to read:
   18         331.304 Spaceport territory.—The following property shall
   19  constitute spaceport territory:
   20         (6) Certain real property located in Miami-Dade County
   21  which was formerly included within the boundaries of Homestead
   22  Air Force Base and is included within the boundaries of
   23  Homestead Air Reserve Base or deeded to Miami-Dade County or the
   24  City of Homestead. Homestead Air Force Base refers to and
   25  includes:
   26         (a) Federal property that is part of Homestead Air Reserve
   27  Base; and
   28         (b) Former federal property that was previously part of
   29  Homestead Air Force Base and, as of July 1, 2024, or any time
   30  thereafter, is deeded to Miami-Dade County or the City of
   31  Homestead.
   32         (7) Certain real property located in Bay County which is
   33  included within the boundaries of Tyndall Air Force Base.
   34         Section 3. Section 331.371, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   35  read:
   36         331.371 Strategic space infrastructure investment.—In
   37  consultation with Space Florida, the Department of
   38  Transportation may fund spaceport discretionary capacity
   39  improvement strategic spaceport launch support facilities
   40  investment projects, as defined in s. 331.303, at up to 100
   41  percent of the project’s cost if:
   42         (1) Important access and on-spaceport-territory space
   43  transportation and commercial launch facility capacity
   44  improvements are provided;
   45         (2) Capital improvements that strategically position the
   46  state to maximize opportunities in international trade are
   47  achieved;
   48         (3) Goals of an integrated intermodal transportation system
   49  for the state are achieved; and
   50         (4) Feasibility and availability of matching funds through
   51  federal, local, or private partners are demonstrated.
   52         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
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   54  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   55  And the title is amended as follows:
   56         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   57  and insert:
   58                        A bill to be entitled                      
   59         An act relating to spaceport territory; amending s.
   60         331.303, F.S.; revising the definition of “spaceport
   61         discretionary capacity improvement projects”; s.
   62         331.304, F.S.; revising spaceport territory to include
   63         certain property; amending s. 331.371, F.S.;
   64         authorizing the Department of Transportation to fund
   65         spaceport discretionary capacity improvement projects
   66         if important access and on-spaceport-territory space
   67         transportation capacity improvements are provided;
   68         providing an effective date.