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| 5 | 4 | | State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/1/23 S3/7/23 1 |
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| 6 | 5 | | 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 7 | 6 | | Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1499 3 |
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| 8 | 7 | | 4 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Representative Pilkington 5 |
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| 10 | 9 | | By: Senator J. Boyd 6 |
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| 12 | 11 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT TO EXECUTE A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE 9 |
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| 14 | 13 | | DEVELOPMENT OF AN AR KANSAS SPACEPORT; AN D FOR OTHER 10 |
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| 15 | 14 | | PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 18 | 17 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 19 | 18 | | TO EXECUTE A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE 15 |
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| 20 | 19 | | DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARKANSAS SPACEPORT. 16 |
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| 23 | 22 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 |
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| 25 | 24 | | SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. TEMPORARY LANGUAGE. 21 |
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| 26 | 25 | | (a) As used in this section, "spaceport" means an installation and 22 |
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| 27 | 26 | | related facilities utilized for the takeoff, landing, retrieval, serv icing, 23 |
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| 28 | 27 | | and monitoring of vehicles capable of entering space. 24 |
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| 29 | 28 | | (b) The Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall: 25 |
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| 30 | 29 | | (1) Conduct a study to determine the feasibility of developing a 26 |
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| 31 | 30 | | spaceport in Arkansas; or 27 |
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| 32 | 31 | | (2) Hire or engage a third party to con duct a study to determine 28 |
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| 33 | 32 | | the feasibility of developing a spaceport in Arkansas. 29 |
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| 34 | 33 | | (c) The feasibility study shall include an assessment of: 30 |
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| 35 | 34 | | (1) The spaceport recommendations included in the final report 31 |
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| 36 | 35 | | issued by the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility in December 2022; 32 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (2) The potential market for a spaceport, including without 33 |
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| 38 | 37 | | limitation: 34 |
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| 39 | 38 | | (A) Analysis of the demand and interest in developing a 35 |
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| 40 | 39 | | spaceport; and 36 As Engrossed: H3/1/23 S3/7/23 HB1499 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (B) Proposed locations for a spaceport; 2 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (3) Organization and technological re quirements, including 3 |
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| 48 | 47 | | without limitation: 4 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (A) A study of qualifications needed to operate a 5 |
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| 50 | 49 | | spaceport; 6 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (B) Special technology and equipment needed for startup 7 |
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| 52 | 51 | | and maintenance; 8 |
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| 53 | 52 | | (C) Workforce requirements; and 9 |
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| 54 | 53 | | (D) Necessary financial investi ng in the aerospace 10 |
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| 55 | 54 | | industry; and 11 |
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| 56 | 55 | | (4) Financial and economic analysis, including without 12 |
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| 57 | 56 | | limitation: 13 |
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| 58 | 57 | | (A) An assessment of startup costs and operating costs; 14 |
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| 59 | 58 | | (B) The potential revenue projections; 15 |
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| 60 | 59 | | (C) The possible funding sources; and 16 |
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| 61 | 60 | | (D) The likely potential economic impact on the state. 17 |
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| 62 | 61 | | (d) If funding is available, the feasibility study shall be completed 18 |
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| 63 | 62 | | no later than January 1, 2024. 19 |
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| 64 | 63 | | (e) After completion of the feasibility study, the commission shall 20 |
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| 65 | 64 | | submit a feasibility report and the commission's recommendations concerning 21 |
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| 66 | 65 | | concerning the development of a spaceport in Arkansas to the: 22 |
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| 67 | 66 | | (A) Governor; 23 |
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| 68 | 67 | | (B) Arkansas Department of Transportation; and 24 |
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| 69 | 68 | | (C) Legislative Council. 25 |
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| 71 | 70 | | /s/Pilkington 27 |
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