Bill Text: FL S0968 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Spaceport Territory

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-12 - Chapter No. 2024-76 [S0968 Detail]

Download: Florida-2024-S0968-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2024                                     SB 968
       
       
        
       By Senator Calatayud
       
       
       
       
       
       38-00852-24                                            2024968__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to spaceport territory; amending s.
    3         331.304, F.S.; revising spaceport territory to include
    4         certain property; providing an effective date.
    5          
    6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    7  
    8         Section 1. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section
    9  331.304, Florida Statutes, to read:
   10         331.304 Spaceport territory.—The following property shall
   11  constitute spaceport territory:
   12         (6) Certain real property located in Miami-Dade County
   13  which was formerly included within the boundaries of Homestead
   14  Air Force Base and is included within the boundaries of
   15  Homestead Air Reserve Base or deeded to Miami-Dade County or the
   16  City of Homestead. Homestead Air Force Base refers to and
   17  includes:
   18         (a) Federal property that is part of Homestead Air Reserve
   19  Base; and
   20         (b) Former federal property that was previously part of
   21  Homestead Air Force Base and, as of July 1, 2024, or any time
   22  thereafter, is deeded to Miami-Dade County or the City of
   23  Homestead.
   24         (7) Certain real property located in Bay County which is
   25  included within the boundaries of Tyndall Air Force Base.
   26         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.