Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0065 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to aerospace commerce; amending s. 2
16	16	315.03, F.S.; exempting certain spaceport users from 3
17	17	certain fees or charges while transporting certain 4
18	18	equipment; providing for expiration; amending s. 5
19	19	331.303, F.S.; providing a definition; creating s. 6
20	20	331.3545, F.S.; providing a short title; creating the 7
21	21	Zero G, Zero Fee program for the purpose of granting 8
22	22	certain tax exemptions to spaceport users; requir ing 9
23	23	Space Florida to determine application and eligibility 10
24	24	requirements; prohibiting certain taxes and fees; 11
25	25	providing for expiration; amending s. 338.155, F.S.; 12
26	26	exempting certain spaceport users from payment of 13
27	27	tolls on toll facilities while transporting certain 14
28	28	equipment; providing for expiration; requiring the 15
29	29	Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation to 16
30	30	recommend to the Legislature elimination of certain 17
31	31	aerospace industry rules or regulations; requiring a 18
32	32	report to the Governor, Legislature, an d board of 19
33	33	directors of Space Florida; providing an effective 20
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36	36	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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38	38	Section 1. Subsection (14) of section 315.03, Florida 25
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51	51	Statutes, is amended to read: 26
52	52	315.03 Grant of powers. —Each unit is hereby authorized and 27
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54	54	(14)(a) To operate and maintain, and to fix and collect 29
55	55	rates, rentals, fees and other charges for any of the services 30
56	56	and facilities provided by the port facilities now or hereafter 31
57	57	acquired, owned or constructed by t he unit excluding state bar 32
58	58	pilots. 33
59	59	(b) A spaceport user who has been approved for the Zero G, 34
60	60	Zero Fee program pursuant to s. 331.3545 is exempt from any fees 35
61	61	or charges that apply to cargo while transporting a space 36
62	62	vehicle as defined in s. 331.303, la unch equipment, or recovery 37
63	63	equipment. This paragraph expires December 31, 2042. 38
64	64	Section 2. Subsections (17), (18), (19), (20), and (21) of 39
65	65	section 331.303, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections 40
66	66	(18), (20), (21), (22), and (19), respectively, and a new 41
67	67	subsection (17) is added to that section, to read: 42
68	68	331.303 Definitions. — 43
69	69	(17) "Space vehicle" means a system used to transport 44
70	70	persons and payload from a spaceport territory to a destination 45
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72	72	Section 3. Section 331.3545, Florida Statutes, is created 47
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74	74	331.3545 Tax exemption; certain aerospace materials and 49
75	75	consumables.— 50
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88	88	(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Zero G, 51
89	89	Zero Fee Act." 52
90	90	(2) CREATION.—The Zero G, Zero Fee program is created for 53
91	91	the purpose of granting tax exemptions for the sale, rental, 54
92	92	storage, use, or consumption of certain aerospace materials and 55
93	93	consumables by spaceport users as defined in s. 331.303. 56
94	94	(3) APPLICATION; ELIGIBILITY. —Space Florida shall, by 57
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96	96	(a) Determine spaceport user eligibility criteria for the 59
97	97	Zero G, Zero Fee program and create the program application 60
98	98	process. 61
99	99	(b) Create a list of materials and consumables qualified 62
100	100	for the program, including, but not limited to: 63
101	101	1. Materials and consumables used for the construction of 64
102	102	space vehicles, launch pads, landing pads, and space vehicle 65
103	103	recovery assets. 66
104	104	2. Materials and consumables used for the construction of 67
105	105	payloads, space stations, and extravehicular equipment. 68
106	106	3. Vehicle propellan t and other chemicals and gases 69
107	107	necessary for construction, launch, recovery, and reusability of 70
108	108	space vehicles. 71
109	109	(4) PROHIBITION ON TAX OR FEE. —Notwithstanding any other 72
110	110	provision of law, the state may not assess a tax or fee on a 73
111	111	spaceflight vehicle, or any component of a spaceflight vehicle, 74
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125	125	on land or territorial waters of the state. 76
126	126	(5) EXPIRATION.—This section expires December 31, 2042. 77
127	127	Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 78
128	128	338.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 79
129	129	338.155 Payment of toll on toll facilities required; 80
130	130	exemptions.— 81
131	131	(1)(a) A person may not use a toll facility without 82
132	132	payment of tolls, except: 83
133	133	1. An employee of the agency operating the toll pr oject 84
134	134	when using the toll facility on official state business. 85
135	135	2. State military personnel while on official military 86
136	136	business. 87
137	137	3. A person with a disability as provided in subsection 88
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139	139	4. A person exempt from toll payment by the authorizing 90
140	140	resolution for bonds issued to finance the facility. 91
141	141	5. A person exempt on a temporary basis where use of such 92
142	142	toll facility is required as a detour route. 93
143	143	6. A law enforcement officer operating an official vehicle 94
144	144	while on official law enforcement business . 95
145	145	7. A person operating a fire vehicle while on official 96
146	146	business or a rescue vehicle while on official business. 97
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162	162	9. A spaceport user who has been approved for the Zero G, 101
163	163	Zero Fee program pursuant to s. 331.3545 while transporting a 102
164	164	space vehicle as defined in s. 331.303, launch equipment, or 103
165	165	recovery equipment. This subparagraph expires December 31, 2042. 104
166	166	Section 5. The Secretary of Business and Professional 105
167	167	Regulation shall review current professional rules and 106
168	168	regulations and shall recommend to the Legislature the 107
169	169	elimination of rules or regulations that he or she determines 108
170	170	are detrimental to the commercial aerospace indu stry. The 109
171	171	secretary shall submit a report of his or her findings to the 110
172	172	Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 111
173	173	of Representatives, and the board of directors of Space Florida 112
174	174	no later than December 31, 2022. 113
175	175	Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 114