Senate Bill sb1732

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1732

    By Senator Saunders





    37-1095A-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to aerospace ad valorem taxes;

  3         creating s. 196.1999, F.S.; providing an

  4         exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain

  5         space laboratories; repealing s. 196.1994,

  6         F.S., which expired effective July 1, 2004, and

  7         which provided an exemption from ad valorem

  8         taxes for certain space laboratories; providing

  9         for retroactivity; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Section 196.1999, Florida Statutes, is

14  created to read:

15         196.1999  Space laboratories and carriers

16  exemption.--Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter,

17  modules, pallets, racks, lockers, and their necessary

18  associated hardware and subsystems owned by any person and

19  intended for use as space laboratories launched into space

20  aboard any private or government-developed launch vehicle for

21  the primary purpose of conducting scientific research in space

22  or as cargo carriers launched into space aboard any private or

23  government-developed launch vehicle for the primary purpose of

24  transporting or storing cargo are considered to carry out a

25  scientific purpose and are exempt from ad valorem taxation.

26         Section 2.  Section 196.1994, Florida Statutes, is

27  repealed.

28         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005,

29  and shall apply retroactively to January 1, 2005.

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1732
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