The Florida Senate

331.367  Spaceport Management Council.--

(1)  The Spaceport Management Council is created within the Spaceport Florida Authority to provide coordination and recommendations on projects and activities that will increase the operability and capabilities of Florida's space launch facilities, increase statewide space-related industry and opportunities, and promote space education and research within the state. The council shall work to develop integrated facility and programmatic development plans to address commercial, state, and federal requirements and to identify appropriate private, state, and federal resources to implement these plans.

(2)  The council shall make recommendations regarding:

(a)  The development of a spaceport master plan.

(b)  The projects and levels of commercial financing required from the Florida Commercial Space Financing Corporation created by s. 331.407.

(c)  Development and expansion of space-related education and research programs within Florida, including recommendations to be provided to the State University System, the Division of Community Colleges, and the Department of Education.

(d)  The regulation of spaceports and federal and state policy.

(e)  Florida's approach to the Federal Government regarding requests for funding of space development.

(3)(a)  The council shall consist of an executive board, which shall consist of representatives of governmental organizations with responsibilities for developing or operating space transportation facilities, and a Space Industry Committee, which shall consist of representatives of Florida's space industry.

(b)  The following individuals shall serve on the executive board:

1.  The executive director of the Spaceport Florida Authority or his or her designee.

2.  The director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center or his or her designee.

3.  The Commander of the United States Air Force 45th Space Wing or his or her designee.

4.  The Commander of the Naval Ordnance Test Unit or his or her designee.

5.  The Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee.

6.  The president of Enterprise Florida, Inc., or his or her designee, as an ex officio nonvoting member.

7.  The director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development or his or her designee, as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(4)  Each member shall be appointed to serve for a 3-year term, beginning July 1. Initial appointments shall be made no later than 60 days after the effective date of this act.

(5)  The executive board shall hold its initial meeting no later than 30 days after the members have been appointed. The Space Industry Committee shall hold its initial meeting no later than 60 days after the members have been appointed.

(6)  All council members must be residents of the state.

(7)  The council shall adopt bylaws governing the manner in which the business of the council shall be conducted. The bylaws shall specify the procedure by which the chairperson of the council is elected.

(8)  The council shall provide infrastructure and program requirements and develop other information to be utilized in a 5-year spaceport master plan. The council shall define goals and objectives concerning the development of spaceport facilities and an intermodal transportation system consistent with the goals of the Florida Transportation Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.155.

(9)  The council shall provide requirements and other information to be utilized in the development of a 5-year Spaceport Economic Development Plan, defining the goals and objectives of the council concerning the development of space manufacturing, research and development, and educational facilities.

(10)  The council shall meet at the call of its chairperson, at the request of a majority of its membership, or at such times as may be prescribed in its bylaws. However, the council must meet at least semiannually. A majority of voting members of the council constitutes a quorum for the purpose of transacting the business of the council. A vote of the majority of the voting members present is sufficient for any action of the council, unless the bylaws of the council require a greater vote for a particular action.

History.--s. 19, ch. 99-256.