Florida Statutes Part II - Space Florida (Ss. 331.301-331.371)

• 331.301 - Short Title.
  This act may be cited as the “Space Florida Act.”History.—ss. 1, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192; s. 10, ch. 2002-183; s. 1,...
• 331.3011 - Legislative Findings And Intent.
  (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the aerospace industry of this state is integral to the state’s long-term success in diversifying its economy and building...
• 331.302 - Space Florida; Creation; Purpose.
  (1) There is established, formed, and created Space Florida, which is created as an independent special district, a body politic and corporate, and a subdivision of...
• 331.303 - Definitions.
  (1) “Aerospace” means the industry that designs and manufactures aircraft, rockets, missiles, spacecraft, satellites, space vehicles, space stations, space facilities or components thereof, and equipment, systems,...
• 331.304 - Spaceport Territory.
  The following property shall constitute spaceport territory:(1) Certain real property located in Brevard County that is included within the 1998 boundaries of Patrick Air Force Base,...
• 331.305 - Powers Of Space Florida.
  Space Florida may:(1) Sue and be sued by its name in any court of law or in equity.(2) Adopt and use a corporate seal and alter the...
• 331.3051 - Duties Of Space Florida.
  Space Florida shall:(1) Create a business plan to foster the growth and development of the aerospace industry. The business plan must address business development, finance, spaceport...
• 331.306 - Federal Airspace Notification.
  In accordance with Federal Aviation Administration procedures, Space Florida shall file the appropriate federal notification to activate special use airspace in support of its launch...
• 331.307 - Development Of Cape San Blas Facility.
  The spaceport facility at Cape San Blas may only be developed in accordance with the recommendations of the Spaceport Florida Feasibility Study upon the following...
• 331.3081 - Board Of Directors.
  Space Florida shall be governed by a 13-member independent board of directors that consists of the members appointed to the board of directors of Enterprise...
• 331.309 - Treasurer; Depositories; Fiscal Agent.
  (1) The board shall designate an individual who is a resident of the state, or a qualified public depository as defined in s. 280.02, as treasurer...
• 331.310 - Powers And Duties Of The Board Of Directors.
  (1) The board of directors may:(a) Enter, and authorize any agent or employee of Space Florida to enter, upon any lands, waters, and premises, upon giving reasonable...
• 331.3101 - Space Florida; Travel And Entertainment Expenses.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 112.061, Space Florida shall adopt rules by which it may make expenditures by advancement or reimbursement, or a combination thereof,...
• 331.311 - Exercise By Space Florida Of Its Powers Within Municipalities And Other Political Subdivisions.
  Space Florida may exercise any of its rights, powers, privileges, and authority in any and all portions of any spaceport territory lying within the boundaries...
• 331.312 - Furnishing Facilities And Services Within The Spaceport Territory.
  Space Florida may construct, develop, create, maintain, and operate its projects within the geographical limits of the spaceport territory, including any portions of the spaceport...
• 331.313 - Power Of Space Florida With Respect To Roads.
  Within the territorial limits of any spaceport territory, Space Florida may acquire, through purchase or interagency agreement, or as otherwise provided in law, and construct,...
• 331.316 - Rates, Fees, Rentals, Tolls, Fares, And Charges; Procedure For Adoption And Modification; Minimum Revenue Requirements.
  (1) To recover the costs of the spaceport facility or system, Space Florida may prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, or other...
• 331.317 - Recovery Of Delinquent Charges.
  In the event that any of the rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, other charges, or delinquent penalties shall not be paid as and when due...
• 331.318 - Discontinuance Of Service.
  In the event that the rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, or other charges for the services and facilities of any project are not paid when...
• 331.319 - Comprehensive Planning; Building And Safety Codes.
  The board of directors may:(1) Adopt, and from time to time review, amend, supplement, or repeal, a comprehensive general plan for the physical development of the...
• 331.320 - Additional Powers Of Board.
  The board of directors may within any spaceport territory:(1) Adopt regulations to prohibit or control the pollution of air and water, and require certain location and...
• 331.321 - Federal And Other Funds And Aid.
  Space Florida may accept, receive, and receipt for federal moneys, property, and other moneys or properties, either public or private, for the acquisition, planning, operation,...
• 331.322 - Agreements With Municipalities Within Any Spaceport Territory.
  The board of directors and the governing body or bodies of any one or more municipalities located wholly or partly within any spaceport territory, whether...
• 331.323 - Cooperative Agreements With The State, Counties, And Municipalities.
  (1) The state and the counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions, public bodies, and agencies thereof, or any of them, whether now existing or hereafter created,...
• 331.324 - Contracts, Grants, And Contributions.
  Space Florida may make and enter all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the functions of Space Florida and the execution...
• 331.325 - Environmental Permits.
  Space Florida shall obtain required environmental permits in accordance with federal and state law and shall comply with the provisions of chapter 380.History.—ss. 29, 61,...
• 331.326 - Information Relating To Trade Secrets Confidential.
  The records of Space Florida regarding matters encompassed by this act are public records subject to the provisions of chapter 119. Any information held by...
• 331.327 - Foreign Trade Zone.
  Space Florida may apply to the Federal Government for a grant allowing the designation of any spaceport territory as a foreign trade zone pursuant to...
• 331.328 - Sovereign Immunity.
  As an independent special district, Space Florida has sovereign immunity in the same manner as the state under the laws and Constitution of the State...
• 331.329 - Changing Boundary Lines; Annexation And Exclusion Of Lands; Creation Of Municipalities Within The Geographical Limits Of Any Spaceport Territory; Limitations On The Furnishing Of Services Within Annexed Areas.
  (1) The board of directors may at any time strike out or correct the description of any land within or claimed to be within the boundary...
• 331.330 - Enforcement And Penalties.
  The board or any aggrieved person may have recourse to such remedies in law and equity as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the...
• 331.331 - Revenue Bonds.
  (1) Revenue bonds issued by Space Florida shall not be deemed revenue bonds issued by the state or its agencies for purposes of s. 11, Art....
• 331.332 - Issuance Of Additional Bonds.
  If the proceeds of any bonds shall be less than the cost of completing the project in connection with which such bonds are issued, the...
• 331.333 - Refunding Bonds.
  Space Florida through its board may issue bonds to provide for the retirement or refunding of any bonds or obligations of Space Florida that at...
• 331.334 - Pledging Assessments And Other Revenues And Properties As Additional Security On Bonds.
  Space Florida may pledge as additional security for the payment of any of the bonds of Space Florida its full faith and credit, and provide...
• 331.335 - Lien Of Pledges.
  All pledges of revenues and assessments made pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be valid and binding from the time when such pledges...
• 331.336 - Issuance Of Bond Anticipation Notes.
  In addition to the other powers provided for in this act and not in limitation thereof, Space Florida may, at any time from time to...
• 331.337 - Short-term Borrowing.
  Space Florida at any time may obtain loans, in such amount and on such terms and conditions as the board may approve, for the purpose...
• 331.338 - Trust Agreements.
  In the discretion of the board, any issue of bonds may be secured by a trust agreement by and between Space Florida and a corporate...
• 331.339 - Sale Of Bonds.
  Bonds may be sold in blocks or installments at different times, or an entire issue or series may be sold at one time. Bonds may...
• 331.340 - Authorization And Form Of Bonds.
  Bonds may be authorized by resolution or resolutions of the board which shall be adopted by a majority of all of the members thereof then...
• 331.341 - Interim Certificates; Replacement Certificates.
  Pending the preparation of definitive bonds, the board may issue interim certificates or receipts or temporary bonds, in such form and with such provisions as...
• 331.342 - Negotiability Of Bonds.
  Any bond issued under this act and any interim certificate, receipt, or temporary bond shall, in the absence of an express recital on the face...
• 331.343 - Defeasance.
  The board may make such provision with respect to the defeasance of the right, title, and interest of the holders of any of the bonds...
• 331.344 - Bonds As Legal Investment Or Security.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall constitute legal investments for savings banks,...
• 331.345 - Covenants.
  Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds may contain such covenants as the board may deem advisable and all such covenants shall constitute valid and...
• 331.346 - Validity Of Bonds; Validation Proceedings.
  Any bonds issued by Space Florida shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value and shall not be invalid...
• 331.347 - Act Furnishes Full Authority For Issuance Of Bonds.
  This act constitutes full and complete authority for the issuance of bonds and the exercise of the powers of Space Florida provided herein. Any and...
• 331.348 - Investment Of Funds.
  The board may in its discretion invest funds of Space Florida through the Chief Financial Officer or in:(1) Direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by the...
• 331.349 - Fiscal Year Of Space Florida.
  The board may establish and from time to time redetermine the fiscal year of Space Florida. Unless the board otherwise provides, Space Florida’s fiscal year...
• 331.350 - Insurance Coverage Of Space Florida; Safety Program.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Risk Management Trust Fund established under s. 284.30 may not insure buildings and property owned or leased...
• 331.351 - Participation By Women, Minorities, And Socially And Economically Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Encouraged.
  It is the intent of the Legislature and the public policy of this state that women, minorities, and socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises be...
• 331.353 - Rulemaking Authority.
  The Administration Commission and state agencies shall have authority to adopt rules containing procedures for review of spaceport plans and amendments and development orders for...
• 331.354 - Tax Exemption.
  The exercise of the powers granted by this act in all respects shall be for the benefit of the people of the state, for the...
• 331.355 - Use Of Name; Ownership Rights To Intellectual Property.
  (1)(a) The corporate name of a corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state, or the name of any person or business entity transacting...
• 331.360 - Joint Participation Agreement Or Assistance; Spaceport Master Plan.
  (1) It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility of the Department of Transportation to promote the further development and improvement of aerospace transportation facilities; to...
• 331.369 - Space Industry Workforce Initiative.
  (1) The Legislature finds that the aerospace industry is critical to the economic future of the state and that the competitiveness of the industry in the...
• 331.370 - Space And Aerospace Infrastructure.
  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2649 of chapter 2008-152, Laws of Florida, for Space and Aerospace Infrastructure to make...
• 331.371 - Strategic Space Infrastructure Investment.
  In consultation with Space Florida, the Department of Transportation may fund strategic spaceport launch support facilities investment projects, as defined in s. 331.303, at up...

Last modified: September 23, 2016