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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to aerospace commerce; amending s. 2
315.03, F.S.; exempting certain spaceport users from 3
certain fees or charges while transporting certain 4
equipment; providing for expiration; amending s. 5
331.303, F.S.; providing a definition; creating s. 6
331.3545, F.S.; providing a short title; creating the 7
Zero G, Zero Fee program for the purpose of granting 8
certain tax exemptions to spaceport users; requir ing 9
Space Florida to determine application and eligibility 10
requirements; prohibiting certain taxes and fees; 11
providing for expiration; amending s. 338.155, F.S.; 12
exempting certain spaceport users from payment of 13
tolls on toll facilities while transporting certain 14
equipment; providing for expiration; requiring the 15
Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation to 16
recommend to the Legislature elimination of certain 17
aerospace industry rules or regulations; requiring a 18
report to the Governor, Legislature, an d board of 19
directors of Space Florida; providing an effective 20
date. 21
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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Section 1. Subsection (14) of section 315.03, Florida 25
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Statutes, is amended to read: 26
315.03 Grant of powers. —Each unit is hereby authorized and 27
empowered: 28
(14)(a) To operate and maintain, and to fix and collect 29
rates, rentals, fees and other charges for any of the services 30
and facilities provided by the port facilities now or hereafter 31
acquired, owned or constructed by t he unit excluding state bar 32
pilots. 33
(b) A spaceport user who has been approved for the Zero G, 34
Zero Fee program pursuant to s. 331.3545 is exempt from any fees 35
or charges that apply to cargo while transporting a space 36
vehicle as defined in s. 331.303, la unch equipment, or recovery 37
equipment. This paragraph expires December 31, 2042. 38
Section 2. Subsections (17), (18), (19), (20), and (21) of 39
section 331.303, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections 40
(18), (20), (21), (22), and (19), respectively, and a new 41
subsection (17) is added to that section, to read: 42
331.303 Definitions. — 43
(17) "Space vehicle" means a system used to transport 44
persons and payload from a spaceport territory to a destination 45
at or beyond 62 miles above sea level. 46
Section 3. Section 331.3545, Florida Statutes, is created 47
to read: 48
331.3545 Tax exemption; certain aerospace materials and 49
consumables.— 50
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(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Zero G, 51
Zero Fee Act." 52
(2) CREATION.—The Zero G, Zero Fee program is created for 53
the purpose of granting tax exemptions for the sale, rental, 54
storage, use, or consumption of certain aerospace materials and 55
consumables by spaceport users as defined in s. 331.303. 56
(3) APPLICATION; ELIGIBILITY. —Space Florida shall, by 57
rule: 58
(a) Determine spaceport user eligibility criteria for the 59
Zero G, Zero Fee program and create the program application 60
process. 61
(b) Create a list of materials and consumables qualified 62
for the program, including, but not limited to: 63
1. Materials and consumables used for the construction of 64
space vehicles, launch pads, landing pads, and space vehicle 65
recovery assets. 66
2. Materials and consumables used for the construction of 67
payloads, space stations, and extravehicular equipment. 68
3. Vehicle propellan t and other chemicals and gases 69
necessary for construction, launch, recovery, and reusability of 70
space vehicles. 71
(4) PROHIBITION ON TAX OR FEE. —Notwithstanding any other 72
provision of law, the state may not assess a tax or fee on a 73
spaceflight vehicle, or any component of a spaceflight vehicle, 74
for the ascent, descent, or landing of such spaceflight vehicle 75
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on land or territorial waters of the state. 76
(5) EXPIRATION.—This section expires December 31, 2042. 77
Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 78
338.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 79
338.155 Payment of toll on toll facilities required; 80
exemptions.— 81
(1)(a) A person may not use a toll facility without 82
payment of tolls, except: 83
1. An employee of the agency operating the toll pr oject 84
when using the toll facility on official state business. 85
2. State military personnel while on official military 86
business. 87
3. A person with a disability as provided in subsection 88
(3). 89
4. A person exempt from toll payment by the authorizing 90
resolution for bonds issued to finance the facility. 91
5. A person exempt on a temporary basis where use of such 92
toll facility is required as a detour route. 93
6. A law enforcement officer operating an official vehicle 94
while on official law enforcement business . 95
7. A person operating a fire vehicle while on official 96
business or a rescue vehicle while on official business. 97
8. A person participating in the funeral procession of a 98
law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of 99
duty. 100
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9. A spaceport user who has been approved for the Zero G, 101
Zero Fee program pursuant to s. 331.3545 while transporting a 102
space vehicle as defined in s. 331.303, launch equipment, or 103
recovery equipment. This subparagraph expires December 31, 2042. 104
Section 5. The Secretary of Business and Professional 105
Regulation shall review current professional rules and 106
regulations and shall recommend to the Legislature the 107
elimination of rules or regulations that he or she determines 108
are detrimental to the commercial aerospace indu stry. The 109
secretary shall submit a report of his or her findings to the 110
Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 111
of Representatives, and the board of directors of Space Florida 112
no later than December 31, 2022. 113
Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 114