ENROLLED 2024 Legislature CS for SB 968 2024968er 1 2 An act relating to spaceport territory; amending s. 3 331.303, F.S.; revising the definition of spaceport 4 discretionary capacity improvement projects; s. 5 331.304, F.S.; revising spaceport territory to include 6 certain property; amending s. 331.371, F.S.; 7 authorizing the Department of Transportation to fund 8 spaceport discretionary capacity improvement projects 9 if important access and on-spaceport-territory space 10 transportation capacity improvements are provided; 11 providing an effective date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 Section 1.Subsection (18) of section 331.303, Florida 16 Statutes, is amended to read: 17 331.303Definitions. 18 (18)Spaceport discretionary capacity improvement 19 projects means capacity improvements that enhance space 20 transportation capacity at spaceports or on spaceport territory 21 that have had one or more orbital or suborbital flights during 22 the previous calendar year or have an agreement in writing for 23 installation of one or more regularly scheduled orbital or 24 suborbital flights upon the commitment of funds for stipulated 25 spaceport capital improvements. 26 Section 2.Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section 27 331.304, Florida Statutes, to read: 28 331.304Spaceport territory.The following property shall 29 constitute spaceport territory: 30 (6)Certain real property located in Miami-Dade County 31 which was formerly included within the boundaries of Homestead 32 Air Force Base and is included within the boundaries of 33 Homestead Air Reserve Base or deeded to Miami-Dade County or the 34 City of Homestead. Homestead Air Force Base refers to and 35 includes: 36 (a)Federal property that is part of Homestead Air Reserve 37 Base; and 38 (b)Former federal property that was previously part of 39 Homestead Air Force Base and, as of July 1, 2024, or any time 40 thereafter, is deeded to Miami-Dade County or the City of 41 Homestead. 42 (7)Certain real property located in Bay County which is 43 included within the boundaries of Tyndall Air Force Base. 44 Section 3.Section 331.371, Florida Statutes, is amended to 45 read: 46 331.371Strategic space infrastructure investment.In 47 consultation with Space Florida, the Department of 48 Transportation may fund spaceport discretionary capacity 49 improvement strategic spaceport launch support facilities 50 investment projects, as defined in s. 331.303, at up to 100 51 percent of the projects cost if: 52 (1)Important access and on-spaceport-territory space 53 transportation and commercial launch facility capacity 54 improvements are provided; 55 (2)Capital improvements that strategically position the 56 state to maximize opportunities in international trade are 57 achieved; 58 (3)Goals of an integrated intermodal transportation system 59 for the state are achieved; and 60 (4)Feasibility and availability of matching funds through 61 federal, local, or private partners are demonstrated. 62 Section 4.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.