HB 7149

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to aerospace; amending s. 331.301, F.S.;
3	revising a short title; amending s. 331.302, F.S.;
4	changing the name of the Florida Space Authority to Space
5	Florida; revising responsibilities of Space Florida;
6	amending s. 331.303, F.S.; revising definitions; amending
7	s. 331.305, F.S., revising powers of Space Florida;
8	repealing s. 331.307, F.S., relating to the development of
9	a Cape San Blas spaceport facility; amending s. 331.308,
10	F.S.; revising membership of the board of supervisors;
11	amending s. 331.310, F.S.; revising powers of the board of
12	supervisors; amending s. 331.355, F.S.; revising
13	requirements for use of names; amending s. 331.367, F.S.;
14	changing the name of the Spaceport Management Council to
15	the Space Florida Management Council; expanding
16	recommendation requirements; revising the composition of
17	the council's executive board; specifying membership of
18	the Space Industry Committee; amending s. 331.368, F.S.;
19	revising membership and duties of the Florida Space
20	Research Institute board; authorizing the institute to
21	develop a proposal for a Center of Excellence for
22	Aerospace for certain purposes; revising responsibilities
23	of the institute; requiring the institute to establish a
24	Center for Mathematics and Science Education Research at a
25	state university; creating s. 331.370, F.S.; directing the
26	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
27	Accountability to conduct a program evaluation of certain
28	entities; specifying evaluation requirements; requiring a
29	report to the Governor and Legislature; amending s.
30	331.405, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 331.407,
31	F.S.; providing additional authority of the Florida
32	Aerospace Finance Corporation; amending s. 212.20, F.S.;
33	requiring certain dealers to file monthly reports of
34	certain sales tax collections with the Department of
35	Revenue and the Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation;
36	requiring the Department of Revenue to distribute certain
37	sales and use tax revenues to the corporation; providing
38	an exception; creating s. 1004.86, F.S.; requiring the
39	Department of Education to establish the Florida Center
40	for Mathematics and Science Education Research at a state
41	university; specifying requirements for the center;
42	requiring the department to monitor the center; amending
43	ss. 74.011, 196.012, 212.02, 288.063, 288.075, 288.35,
44	288.9415, 331.306, 331.309, 331.3101, 331.311, 331.312,
45	331.313, 331.314, 331.315, 331.316, 331.317, 331.318,
46	331.321, 331.322, 331.323, 331.324, 331.325, 331.326,
47	331.327, 331.328, 331.329, 331.331, 331.333, 331.334,
48	331.335, 331.336, 331.337, 331.338, 331.339, 331.340,
49	331.343, 331.345, 331.346, 331.347, 331.348, 331.349,
50	331.350, 331.351, 331.354, 331.360, and 331.411, F.S.;
51	conforming provisions and cross-references; providing an
52	effective date.
53
54	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
55
56	Section 1.  Section 331.301, Florida Statutes, is amended
57	to read:
58	331.301  Short title.--This act may be cited as the "Space
59	Florida Space Authority Act."
60	Section 2.  Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
61	331.302, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
62	331.302  Space Florida Space Authority; creation;
63	purpose.--
64	(2)  There is hereby established, formed, and created Space
65	Florida the Florida Space Authority, which is created and
66	incorporated as a public corporation, body politic, and
67	subdivision of the state to establish facilities or
68	complementary activities to enhance and provide commercial
69	space-related development opportunities for business, education,
70	and government, and which shall have all the powers, rights,
71	privileges, and authority as provided under the laws of this
72	state.
73	(3)  It shall be the purpose, function, and responsibility
74	of Space Florida the Florida Space Authority to develop a
75	strategy for and implement the acceleration of space-related
76	economic growth and educational development within the state.
77	Projects in the state shall include the space business
78	incubators, space tourism activities and centers, educational
79	involvement in business incubators, and the Spaceport Florida
80	launch centers. It shall be Space Florida's the authority's
81	purpose, function, and responsibility to provide projects in the
82	state which will develop and improve the entrepreneurial
83	atmosphere, to provide coordination among space businesses,
84	Florida universities, space tourism, and the Spaceport Florida
85	launch centers, and to provide activities designed to stimulate
86	the development of space commerce. In carrying out these duties
87	and responsibilities, Space Florida the authority may advise and
88	cooperate with municipalities, counties, regional authorities,
89	state agencies and organizations, appropriate federal agencies
90	and organizations, and other interested persons and groups.
91	(4)  It is the intent of the Legislature that Space Florida
92	the Florida Space Authority shall not be considered an "agency"
93	as defined in ss. 216.011 and 287.012.
94	Section 3.  Subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8),
95	(9), (11), (12), (16), (17), (19), (20), (22), and (25) of
96	section 331.303, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
97	331.303  Definitions.--
98	(1)  "Aerospace industry" means the industry concerned with
99	the design and manufacture of aircraft, rockets, missiles,
100	spacecraft, satellites, space vehicles, space stations, or space
101	facilities, and related components, equipment, systems,
102	facilities, simulators, programs, and activities, including the
103	application of aerospace technologies in air-based, land-based,
104	and sea-based platforms for commercial, civil, and defense
105	purposes "Authority" means the Florida Space Authority created
106	by this act.
107	(2)  "Board" or "board of supervisors" means the governing
108	body of Space Florida the authority.
109	(3)  "Bonds" means revenue bonds, assessment bonds, or
110	other bonds or obligations issued by Space Florida the authority
111	for the purpose of raising financing for its projects.
112	(4)  "Business client" means any person, other than a state
113	official or state employee, who receives the services of, or is
114	the subject of solicitation by, representatives of Space Florida
115	the authority in connection with the performance of its
116	statutory duties, including purchasers or prospective purchasers
117	of Space Florida authority services, persons or representatives
118	of firms considering or being solicited for investment in Space
119	Florida authority projects, persons or representatives of firms
120	considering or being solicited for location, relocation, or
121	expansion of a space-related business within the state, and
122	business, financial, or other persons connected with the space
123	industry.
124	(6)  "Conduit bond" means any bond of Space Florida the
125	authority which is a nonrecourse obligation of Space Florida the
126	authority payable from the proceeds of such bonds and related
127	financing agreements.
128	(7)  "Cost" means all costs, fees, charges, expenses, and
129	amounts associated with the development of projects by Space
130	Florida the authority.
131	(8)  "Entertainment expenses" means the actual, necessary,
132	and reasonable costs of providing hospitality for business
133	clients or guests, which costs are defined and prescribed by
134	rules adopted by Space Florida the authority, subject to
135	approval by the Chief Financial Officer.
136	(9)  "Federal aid" means any property, funding, or other
137	financial assistance provided by the Federal Government to Space
138	Florida the authority for its projects.
139	(11)  "Guest" means a person, other than a state official
140	or state employee, authorized by the board or its designee to
141	receive the hospitality of Space Florida the authority in
142	connection with the performance of its statutory duties.
143	(12)  "Landing area" means the geographical area designated
144	by Space Florida the authority within the spaceport territory
145	for or intended for the landing and surface maneuvering of any
146	launch or other space vehicle.
147	(16)  "Project" means any development, improvement,
148	property, launch, utility, facility, system, works, road,
149	sidewalk, enterprise, service, or convenience, which may include
150	coordination with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Department Board
151	of Education, the Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation, and the
152	Florida Space Research Institute; any rocket, capsule, module,
153	launch facility, assembly facility, operations or control
154	facility, tracking facility, administrative facility, or any
155	other type of space-related transportation vehicle, station, or
156	facility; any type of equipment or instrument to be used or
157	useful in connection with any of the foregoing; any type of
158	intellectual property and intellectual property protection in
159	connection with any of the foregoing including, without
160	limitation, any patent, copyright, trademark, and service mark
161	for, among other things, computer software; any water,
162	wastewater, gas, or electric utility system, plant, or
163	distribution or collection system; any small business incubator
164	initiative, including any startup aerospace company, research
165	and development company, research and development facility,
166	education and workforce training facility, storage facility, and
167	consulting service; or any tourism initiative, including any
168	space experience attraction, space-launch-related activity, and
169	space museum sponsored or promoted by Space Florida the
170	authority.
171	(17)  "Range" means the geographical area designated by
172	Space Florida the authority or other appropriate body as the
173	area for the launching of rockets, missiles, launch vehicles,
174	and other vehicles designed to reach high altitude.
175	(19)  "Spaceport" means any area of land or water, or any
176	manmade object or facility located therein, developed by Space
177	Florida the authority under this act, which area is intended for
178	public use or for the launching, takeoff, and landing of
179	spacecraft and aircraft, and includes any appurtenant areas
180	which are used or intended for public use, for spaceport
181	buildings, or for other spaceport facilities, spaceport
182	projects, or rights-of-way.
183	(20)  "Spaceport Florida" means Space Florida the authority
184	or its facilities and projects.
185	(22)  "Spaceport system" means the programs, organizations,
186	and infrastructure developed by Space Florida the authority for
187	the development of facilities or activities to enhance and
188	provide commercial space-related development opportunities for
189	business, education, and government within the state.
190	(25)  "Travel expenses" means the actual, necessary, and
191	reasonable costs of transportation, meals, lodging, and
192	incidental expenses normally incurred by a traveler, which costs
193	are defined and prescribed by rules adopted by Space Florida the
194	authority, subject to approval by the Chief Financial Officer.
195	Section 4.  Section 331.305, Florida Statutes, is amended
196	to read:
197	331.305  Powers of Space Florida the authority.--Space
198	Florida may The authority shall have the power to:
199	(1)  Exercise all powers granted to corporations under the
200	Florida Business Corporation Act, chapter 607.
201	(2)  Sue and be sued by its name in any court of law or in
202	equity.
203	(3)  Adopt and use a corporate seal and alter the same at
204	pleasure.
205	(4)  Review and make recommendations with respect to a
206	strategy to guide and facilitate the future of space-related
207	educational and commercial development. Space Florida The
208	authority shall in coordination with the Federal Government,
209	private industry, and Florida universities develop a business
210	plan which shall address the expansion of Spaceport Florida
211	locations, space launch capacity, spaceport projects, and
212	complementary activities, which shall include, but not be
213	limited to, a detailed analysis of:
214	(a)  Space Florida The authority and the commercial space
215	industry.
216	(b)  Products, services description--potential,
217	technologies, skills.
218	(c)  Market research and evaluation--customers,
219	competition, economics.
220	(d)  Marketing plan and strategy.
221	(e)  Design and development plan--tasks, difficulties,
222	costs.
223	(f)  Manufacturing locations, facilities, and operations
224	plan.
225	(g)  Management organization--roles and responsibilities.
226	(h)  Overall schedule (monthly).
227	(i)  Important risks, assumptions, and problems.
228	(j)  Community impact--economic, human development,
229	community development.
230	(k)  Financial plan (monthly for first year; quarterly for
231	next 3 years).
232	(l)  Proposed Space Florida authority offering--financing,
233	capitalization, use of funds.
234	(5)  Acquire property, real, personal, intangible,
235	tangible, or mixed, within or without its territorial limits, in
236	fee simple or any lesser interest or estate, by purchase, gift,
237	devise, or lease, on such terms and conditions as the board may
238	deem necessary or desirable, and sell or otherwise dispose of
239	the same and of any of the assets and properties of Space
240	Florida the authority.
241	(6)  Make and execute any and all contracts and other
242	instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its
243	powers, including financing agreements with persons or spaceport
244	users to facilitate the financing, construction, leasing, or
245	sale of any project.
246	(7)  Whenever deemed necessary by the board, lease as
247	lessor or lessee to or from any person, public or private, any
248	facilities or property for the use of Space Florida the
249	authority and carry out any of the purposes of Space Florida the
250	authority.
251	(8)  Appoint, through its board of supervisors, an
252	executive director.
253	(9)  Own, acquire, construct, develop, create, reconstruct,
254	equip, operate, maintain, extend, and improve launch pads,
255	landing areas, ranges, payload assembly buildings, payload
256	processing facilities, laboratories, space business incubators,
257	launch vehicles, payloads, space flight hardware, facilities and
258	equipment for the construction of payloads, space flight
259	hardware, rockets, and other launch vehicles, and other
260	spaceport facilities and other space-related systems, including
261	educational, cultural, and parking facilities and space-related
262	initiatives.
263	(10)  Undertake a program of advertising to the public
264	promoting space-related businesses or any spaceport projects of
265	Space Florida the authority, and expend moneys and undertake
266	such activities to carry out such advertising and promotional
267	program as the board from time to time may determine.
268	(11)  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate,
269	maintain, extend, and improve transportation facilities
270	appropriate to meet the transportation requirements of Space
271	Florida the authority and activities conducted within the
272	spaceport territory.
273	(12)  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate,
274	maintain, extend, and improve electric power plants,
275	transmission lines and related facilities, gas mains and
276	facilities of any nature for the production or distribution of
277	natural gas, transmission lines and related facilities and
278	plants and facilities for the generation and transmission of
279	power through traditional and new and experimental sources of
280	power and energy; purchase electric power, natural gas, and
281	other sources of power for distribution within any spaceport
282	territory; develop and operate water and sewer systems and waste
283	collection and disposal consistent with chapter 88-130, Laws of
284	Florida; and develop and operate such new and experimental
285	public utilities, including, but not limited to, centrally
286	distributed heating and air-conditioning facilities and
287	services, closed-circuit television systems, and computer
288	services and facilities, as the board may from time to time
289	determine. However, Space Florida the authority shall not
290	construct any system, work, project, or utility authorized to be
291	constructed under this paragraph in the event that a system,
292	work, project, or utility of a similar character is being
293	actually operated by a municipality or private company in the
294	municipality or territory adjacent thereto, unless such
295	municipality or private company consents to such construction.
296	(13)  Designate, set aside, and maintain lands and areas
297	within or without the territorial limits of any spaceport
298	territory as conservation areas or bird and wildlife
299	sanctuaries; stock such areas with animal and plant life and
300	stock water areas with fish and other aquatic life; promulgate
301	and enforce rules and regulations with respect thereto and
302	protect and preserve the natural beauty thereof; and do all acts
303	necessary or desirable in order to qualify such lands and areas
304	as conservation areas and sanctuaries under any of the laws of
305	the state or under federal law.
306	(14)  Establish a program for the control, abatement, and
307	elimination of mosquitoes and other noxious insects, rodents,
308	reptiles, and other pests throughout the spaceport territory and
309	undertake such works and construct such facilities within or
310	without the spaceport territory as may be determined by the
311	board to be needed to effectuate such program; abate and
312	suppress mosquitoes and other arthropods, whether disease-
313	bearing or pestiferous, within any spaceport territory when in
314	the judgment of the board such action is necessary or desirable
315	for the health and welfare of the inhabitants of or visitors to
316	any spaceport; and take any and all temporary or permanent
317	eliminative measures that the board may deem advisable. The
318	Legislature hereby finds and declares Space Florida the
319	authority eligible to receive state funds, supplies, services,
320	and equipment available or that may in the future become
321	available to mosquito or pest control districts, the provisions
322	of s. 388.021 notwithstanding.
323	(15)  Subject to the rules and regulations of the
324	appropriate water management district, own, acquire, construct,
325	reconstruct, equip, maintain, operate, extend, and improve water
326	and flood control facilities. The Legislature hereby finds and
327	declares Space Florida the authority eligible to receive moneys,
328	disbursements, and assistance from the state available to flood
329	control or water management districts and navigation districts
330	or agencies.
331	(16)  Own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip,
332	maintain, operate, extend, and improve public safety facilities
333	for the spaceport, including security stations, security
334	vehicles, fire stations, water mains and plugs, and fire trucks
335	and other vehicles and equipment; hire employees, security
336	officers, and firefighters; and undertake such works and
337	construct such facilities determined by the board to be
338	necessary or desirable to promote and ensure public safety
339	within the spaceport territory.
340	(17)  Hire, through its executive director, a safety
341	officer with substantial experience in public safety procedures
342	and programs for space vehicle launching and related hazardous
343	operations. The safety officer shall monitor and report on the
344	safety and hazards of ground-based space operations to the
345	executive director.
346	(18)  Establish a personnel management system for hiring
347	employees and setting employee benefit packages. The personnel
348	of Space Florida the authority shall not be considered to be
349	within the state employment system.
350	(19)  Establish procedures, rules, and rates governing per
351	diem and travel expenses of its employees, the members of the
352	board of supervisors, and other persons authorized by the board
353	to incur such expenses. Except as otherwise provided in s.
354	331.3101, such rules are subject to provisions of state law or
355	rules pertaining to per diem and travel expenses of public
356	officers, employees, or other persons authorized by an agency
357	head to incur such expenses.
358	(20)  Examine, develop, and utilize new concepts, designs,
359	and ideas; own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate,
360	maintain, extend, and improve experimental spaceport facilities
361	and services; and otherwise undertake, sponsor, finance, and
362	maintain such research activities, experimentation, and
363	development as the board may from time to time determine, in
364	connection with any of the projects that Space Florida the
365	authority is authorized to undertake pursuant to the powers and
366	authority vested in it by this act, and in order to promote the
367	development and utilization of new concepts, designs, and ideas
368	in the fields of space exploration, commercialization of the
369	space industry, and spaceport facilities.
370	(21)  Issue revenue bonds, assessment bonds, or any other
371	bonds or obligations authorized by the provisions of this act or
372	any other law, or any combination of the foregoing, and pay all
373	or part of the cost of the acquisition, construction,
374	reconstruction, extension, repair, improvement, or maintenance
375	of any project or combination of projects, including payloads
376	and space flight hardware, and equipment for research,
377	development, and educational activities, to provide for any
378	facility, service, or other activity of Space Florida the
379	authority, and provide for the retirement or refunding of any
380	bonds or obligations of Space Florida the authority, or for any
381	combination of the foregoing purposes. Space Florida The
382	authority must provide 14 days' notice to the presiding officers
383	and appropriations chairs of both houses of the Legislature
384	prior to presenting a bond proposal to the Governor and Cabinet.
385	If either presiding officer or appropriations chair objects to
386	the bonding proposal within the 14-day-notice period, the bond
387	issuance may be approved only by a vote of two-thirds of the
388	members of the Governor and Cabinet.
389	(22)  Make expenditures for entertainment and travel
390	expenses and business clients, guests, and other authorized
391	persons as provided in this act.
392	(23)  In connection with any financing agreement, fix and
393	collect fees, loan payments, rental payments, and other charges
394	for the use of any project in such amount as to provide
395	sufficient moneys to pay the principal of and interest on bonds
396	as the same shall become due and payable, if so provided in the
397	bond resolution or trust agreement, and to create reserves for
398	such purposes. The fees, rents, payments, and charges and all
399	other revenues and proceeds derived from the project in
400	connection with which the bonds of any issue shall have been
401	issued, except such part thereof as may be necessary for such
402	reserves or any expenditures as may be provided in the
403	resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust
404	agreement securing the same, shall be set aside, at the time as
405	may be specified in the resolution or trust agreement, in a
406	sinking fund which may be pledged to and charged with the
407	payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds as
408	the same shall become due and the redemption price or the
409	purchase price of bonds retired by call or purchase as therein
410	provided. Such pledge shall be valid and binding from the time
411	the pledge is made. The fees, rents, charges, and other revenues
412	and moneys so pledged and thereafter received by or on behalf of
413	Space Florida the authority shall immediately be subject to the
414	lien of any such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or
415	further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and
416	binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in
417	tort, contract, or otherwise against Space Florida the
418	authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice
419	thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which
420	a pledge is created need be filed or recorded, except in the
421	records of Space Florida the authority. The use and disposition
422	of money to the credit of the sinking fund shall be subject to
423	the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of
424	such bonds or the provisions of such trust agreement.
425	(24)  Exercise the right and power of eminent domain in
426	spaceport territory as defined in s. 331.304. In exercising such
427	power, Space Florida the authority shall comply with the
428	procedures and requirements of chapters 73 and 74.
429	(25)  In carrying out its responsibilities for spaceport
430	operations:
431	(a)  Seek federal support to renew and upgrade the
432	infrastructure and technologies at the Cape Canaveral Air Force
433	Station, the Kennedy Space Center, and the Eastern Range that
434	will enhance space and military programs of the Federal
435	Government and improve access for commercial launch activities.
436	(b)  Support federal efforts to clarify roles and
437	responsibilities of federal agencies and eliminate duplicative
438	federal rules and policies in an effort to streamline access for
439	commercial launch users.
440	(c)  Promote and facilitate launch activity within the
441	state by supporting and assisting commercial launch operators in
442	completing and submitting required documentation and gaining
443	approvals and authorization from the required federal agencies
444	for launching from this state.
445	(d)  Consult as necessary with the appropriate federal,
446	state, and local authorities, including, but not limited to, the
447	National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal
448	Aviation Administration, the Department of Defense, the
449	Department of Transportation, the Florida National Guard, and
450	industry on all aspects of establishing and operating spaceport
451	infrastructure and related facilities within the state.
452	Section 5.  Section 331.306, Florida Statutes, is amended
453	to read:
454	331.306  Federal airspace notification.--In coordination
455	with the Florida Department of Transportation, Space Florida the
456	authority shall develop and file the federal airspace
457	notification required for priority airspace use.
458	Section 6.  Section 331.307, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
459	Section 7.  Subsection (1) of section 331.308, Florida
460	Statutes, is amended to read:
461	331.308  Board of supervisors.--
462	(1)  There is created within Space Florida the Florida
463	Space Authority a board of supervisors consisting of nine eight
464	regular members, who shall be appointed by the Governor, and two
465	ex officio nonvoting members, one of whom shall be a state
466	senator selected by the President of the Senate and one of whom
467	shall be a state representative selected by the Speaker of the
468	House of Representatives. The Lieutenant Governor, who is the
469	state's space policy leader, shall serve as chair of the board
470	of supervisors, and shall cast the deciding vote if the votes of
471	the nine eight regular members result in a tie. The board shall
472	elect a vice chair to preside in the absence of the Lieutenant
473	Governor and to perform such other duties as may be designated.
474	All regular members shall be subject to confirmation by the
475	Senate at the next regular session of the Legislature. Existing
476	board members are not prohibited from reappointment. Each of the
477	regular board members must be a resident of the state and must
478	have experience in the aerospace or commercial space industry or
479	in finance or have other significant relevant experience. A
480	private sector legal entity may not have more than one person
481	serving on the board at any one time. One regular member shall
482	represent organized labor interests, one regular member shall
483	represent minority interests, one regular member shall be a
484	representative of Enterprise Florida, Inc., and four regular
485	members must represent space industry, at least one of whom must
486	also be from a small business, as defined in s. 288.703. For the
487	purpose of this section, "space industry" includes private
488	sector entities engaged in space flight business, as defined in
489	s. 212.031, research and technology development of space-based
490	products and services, space station commercialization,
491	development of spaceport and range technology, remote sensing
492	products and services, space biotechnology, measurement and
493	calibration of space assets, space-related software and
494	information technology development, design and architecture of
495	space-based assets and facilities for manufacturing and other
496	purposes, space-related nanotechnology, space tourism, and other
497	commercial enterprises utilizing uniquely space-based
498	capabilities.
499	Section 8.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 331.309,
500	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
501	331.309  Treasurer; depositories; fiscal agent.--
502	(1)  The board shall designate an individual who is a
503	resident of the state, or a qualified public depository as
504	defined in s. 280.02, as treasurer of Space Florida the
505	authority, who shall have charge of the funds of Space Florida
506	the authority. Such funds shall be disbursed only upon the order
507	of or pursuant to the resolution of the board by warrant, check,
508	authorization, or direct deposit pursuant to s. 215.85, signed
509	or authorized by the treasurer or his or her representative or
510	by such other persons as may be authorized by the board. The
511	board may give the treasurer such other or additional powers and
512	duties as the board may deem appropriate and shall establish the
513	treasurer's compensation. The board may require the treasurer to
514	give a bond in such amount, on such terms, and with such
515	sureties as may be deemed satisfactory to the board to secure
516	the performance by the treasurer of his or her powers and
517	duties. The board shall audit or have audited the books of the
518	treasurer at least once a year.
519	(2)  The board is authorized to select as depositories in
520	which the funds of the board and of Space Florida the authority
521	shall be deposited any qualified public depository as defined in
522	s. 280.02, upon such terms and conditions as to the payment of
523	interest by such depository upon the funds so deposited as the
524	board may deem just and reasonable. Funds of Space Florida the
525	authority may also be deposited with the Florida Commercial
526	Space Financing Corporation created by s. 331.407. The funds of
527	Space Florida the authority may be kept in or removed from the
528	State Treasury upon written notification from the chair of the
529	board to the Chief Financial Officer.
530	Section 9.  Section 331.310, Florida Statutes, is amended
531	to read:
532	331.310  Powers and duties of the board of
533	supervisors.--Except as otherwise provided in this act, all of
534	the powers and duties of Space Florida the authority shall be
535	exercised by and through the board of supervisors, including the
536	power and duty to:
537	(1)  Adopt bylaws, rules, resolutions, and orders
538	prescribing the powers, duties, and functions of the officers of
539	Space Florida the authority, the conduct of the business of
540	Space Florida the authority, the maintenance of records, and the
541	form of all documents and records of Space Florida the
542	authority. The board may adopt administrative rules and
543	regulations with respect to any of the projects of Space Florida
544	the authority, with notice and public hearing.
545	(2)  Maintain an executive office and Space Florida
546	authority offices in close proximity to Kennedy Space Center.
547	(3)  Enter, and authorize any agent or employee of Space
548	Florida the authority to enter, upon any lands, waters, and
549	premises, upon giving reasonable notice and due process to the
550	land owner, for the purposes of making surveys, soundings,
551	drillings, appraisals, and examinations necessary to perform its
552	duties and functions. Any such entry shall not be deemed a
553	trespass or an entry that would constitute a taking in an
554	eminent domain proceeding. Space Florida The authority shall
555	make reimbursement for any actual damages to such lands, waters,
556	and premises as a result of such activity.
557	(4)  Execute all contracts and other documents, adopt all
558	proceedings, and perform all acts determined by the board to be
559	necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this act.
560	The board may authorize one or more members of the board to
561	execute contracts and other documents on behalf of the board or
562	Space Florida the authority.
563	(5)  Establish and create such departments, committees, or
564	other agencies as from time to time the board may deem necessary
565	or desirable in the performance of any acts or other things
566	necessary to the exercise of the powers provided in this act,
567	and delegate to such departments, boards, or other agencies such
568	administrative duties and other powers as the board may deem
569	necessary or desirable.
570	(6)  Appoint a person to act as executive director of Space
571	Florida the authority, having such official title, functions,
572	duties, powers, and salary as the board may prescribe.
573	(7)  Examine, and authorize any officer or agent of Space
574	Florida the authority to examine, the county tax rolls with
575	respect to the assessed valuation of the real and personal
576	property within any spaceport territory.
577	(8)  Engage in the planning and implementation of space-
578	related economic and educational development within the state.
579	(9)  Execute intergovernmental agreements and development
580	agreements consistent with prevailing statutory provisions,
581	including, but not limited to, special benefits or tax increment
582	financing initiatives.
583	(10)  Establish reserve funds for future board operations.
584	(11)  Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120 to carry out the
585	purposes of this act.
586	(12)  Abide by all applicable federal labor laws in the
587	construction and day-to-day operations of Space Florida the
588	authority and any spaceport. Further, the board shall establish,
589	by rule and regulation, pursuant to chapter 120, policies and
590	procedures for the construction and operation of Space Florida
591	the authority and any spaceport. Said policies and procedures
592	shall be such that when Space Florida the authority expends
593	federal funds for construction or operation of any spaceport
594	project, Space Florida the authority will be subject to the
595	federal labor laws observed at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape
596	Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, applicable as a result of
597	such federal expenditures.
598	(13)  Prepare an annual report of operations. Said report
599	shall include, but not be limited to, a balance sheet, an income
600	statement, a statement of changes in financial position, a
601	reconciliation of changes in equity accounts, a summary of
602	significant accounting principles, the auditor's report, a
603	summary of the status of existing and proposed bonding projects,
604	comments from management about the year's business, and
605	prospects for the next year, which shall be submitted each year
606	by November 30 to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the
607	Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of
608	the Senate, and the minority leader of the House of
609	Representatives.
610	(14)  Change the name of the authority.
611	Section 10.  Subsections (1) and (4) of section 331.3101,
612	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
613	331.3101  Space Florida Space Authority; travel and
614	entertainment expenses.--
615	(1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 112.061, Space
616	Florida the authority shall adopt rules by which it may make
617	expenditures by advancement or reimbursement, or a combination
618	thereof, to Space Florida authority officers and employees;
619	reimburse business clients, guests, and authorized persons as
620	defined in s. 112.061(2)(e); and make direct payments to third-
621	party vendors:
622	(a)  For travel expenses of such business clients, guests,
623	and authorized persons incurred by Space Florida the authority
624	in connection with the performance of its statutory duties, and
625	for travel expenses incurred by state officials and state
626	employees while accompanying such business clients, guests, or
627	authorized persons or when authorized by the board or its
628	designee.
629	(b)  For entertainment expenses of such guests, business
630	clients, and authorized persons incurred by Space Florida the
631	authority in connection with the performance of its statutory
632	duties, and for entertainment expenses incurred for Space
633	Florida authority officials and employees when such expenses are
634	incurred while in the physical presence of such business
635	clients, guests, or authorized persons.
636	(4)  No claim submitted under this section shall be
637	required to be sworn to before a notary public or other officer
638	authorized to administer oaths, but any claim authorized or
639	required to be made under any provision of this section shall
640	contain a statement that the expenses were actually incurred as
641	necessary travel or entertainment expenses in the performance of
642	official duties of Space Florida the authority and shall be
643	verified by written declaration that it is true and correct as
644	to every material matter. Any person who willfully makes and
645	subscribes to any such claim which the person does not believe
646	to be true and correct as to every material matter or who
647	willfully aids or assists in, or procures, counsels, or advises,
648	the preparation or presentation of a claim pursuant to this
649	section, which claim is fraudulent or false as to any material
650	matter, whether or not such falsity or fraud is with the
651	knowledge or consent of the person authorized or required to
652	present such claim, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
653	punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Whoever
654	receives an advancement or reimbursement by means of a false
655	claim is civilly liable, in the amount of the overpayment, for
656	the reimbursement of the public fund from which the claim was
657	paid.
658	Section 11.  Section 331.311, Florida Statutes, is amended
659	to read:
660	331.311  Exercise by Space Florida authority of its powers
661	within municipalities and other political subdivisions.--Space
662	Florida may The authority shall have the power to exercise any
663	of its rights, powers, privileges, and authority in any and all
664	portions of any spaceport territory lying within the boundaries
665	of any municipal corporation or other political subdivision,
666	heretofore or hereafter created or organized, whose boundaries
667	lie wholly or partly within the geographical limits of the
668	spaceport territory, to the same extent and in the same manner
669	as in areas of the spaceport territory not incorporated as part
670	of a municipality or other political subdivision. With respect
671	to any municipal corporation or other political subdivision
672	whose boundaries lie partly within and partly without the
673	geographical limits of the spaceport territory, Space Florida
674	may the authority shall have the power to exercise its rights,
675	powers, privileges, and authority only within the portion of
676	such municipal corporation or other political subdivision lying
677	within the boundaries of the spaceport territory.
678	Section 12.  Section 331.312, Florida Statutes, is amended
679	to read:
680	331.312  Furnishing facilities and services within the
681	spaceport territory.--Space Florida may The authority shall have
682	the power to construct, develop, create, maintain, and operate
683	its projects within the geographical limits of the spaceport
684	territory, including any portions of the spaceport territory
685	located inside the boundaries of any incorporated municipality
686	or other political subdivision, and to offer, supply, and
687	furnish the facilities and services provided for in this act to,
688	and to establish and collect fees, rentals, and other charges
689	from, persons, public or private, within the geographical limits
690	of the spaceport territory and for the use of Space Florida the
691	authority itself.
692	Section 13.  Section 331.313, Florida Statutes, is amended
693	to read:
694	331.313  Power of Space Florida the authority with respect
695	to roads.--Within the territorial limits of any spaceport
696	territory, Space Florida may the authority has the right to
697	acquire, through purchase or interagency agreement, or as
698	otherwise provided in law, and to construct, control, and
699	maintain, roads deemed necessary by Space Florida the authority
700	and connections thereto and extensions thereof now or hereafter
701	acquired, constructed, or maintained in accordance with
702	established highway safety standards; provided that, in the
703	event a road being addressed by Space Florida the authority is
704	owned by another agency or jurisdiction, Space Florida the
705	authority, prior to proceeding with the proposed project or work
706	activity, shall have either coordinated the desired work with
707	the owning agency or jurisdiction or shall have successfully
708	executed an interagency agreement with the owning agency or
709	jurisdiction.
710	Section 14.  Section 331.314, Florida Statutes, is amended
711	to read:
712	331.314  Exclusive authority.--This act specifically
713	provides that Space Florida has the authority shall have
714	exclusive power and authority to regulate spaceports in the
715	state.
716	Section 15.  Section 331.315, Florida Statutes, is amended
717	to read:
718	331.315  Maintenance of projects across rights-of-
719	way.--Space Florida may The authority shall have the right to
720	construct and operate its projects in, along, or under any
721	streets, alleys, highways, or other public places or ways, and
722	across any drain, ditch, canal, floodway, holding basin,
723	excavation, railroad right-of-way, track, grade, fill, or cut;
724	provided, however, that just compensation, including fees, shall
725	be paid by Space Florida the authority for any damages or
726	private property taken by the exercise of such power.
727	Section 16.  Section 331.316, Florida Statutes, is amended
728	to read:
729	331.316  Rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, and charges;
730	procedure for adoption and modification; minimum revenue
731	requirements.--
732	(1)  To recover the costs of the spaceport facility or
733	system, Space Florida may the authority shall have the power to
734	prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals,
735	tolls, fares, or other charges (hereinafter referred to as
736	"revenues"), and to revise the same from time to time, for the
737	facilities and services furnished or to be furnished by Space
738	Florida the authority and the spaceport, including, but not
739	limited to, launch pads, ranges, payload assembly and processing
740	facilities, visitor and tourist facilities, transportation
741	facilities, and parking and other related facilities, and may
742	shall have the power to provide for reasonable penalties against
743	any user or property for any such rates, fees, rentals, tolls,
744	fares, or other charges that are delinquent.
745	(2)  The board may shall have the power to enter into
746	contracts for the use of the projects of Space Florida the
747	authority and for the services and facilities furnished or to be
748	furnished by Space Florida the authority, including, but not
749	limited to, launch services, payload assembly and processing,
750	and other space-related services, for such consideration and on
751	such other terms and conditions as the board may approve. Such
752	contracts, and revenues or service charges received or to be
753	received by Space Florida the authority thereunder, may be
754	pledged as security for any of the bonds of Space Florida the
755	authority.
756	Section 17.  Section 331.317, Florida Statutes, is amended
757	to read:
758	331.317  Recovery of delinquent charges.--In the event that
759	any of the rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, other charges, or
760	delinquent penalties shall not be paid as and when due and shall
761	be in default for 30 days or more, the unpaid balance thereof
762	and all interest accrued thereon, together with attorney's fees
763	and costs, may be recovered by Space Florida the authority in a
764	civil action.
765	Section 18.  Section 331.318, Florida Statutes, is amended
766	to read:
767	331.318  Discontinuance of service.--In the event that the
768	rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, or other charges for the
769	services and facilities of any project are not paid when due,
770	the board may shall have the power to discontinue and shut off
771	the same until such rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, or other
772	charges, including interest, penalties, and charges for the
773	shutting off and discontinuance and the restoration of such
774	services and facilities, are fully paid. Such delinquent rates,
775	fees, rentals, tolls, fares, or other charges, together with
776	interest, penalties, and charges for the shutting off and
777	discontinuance and the restoration of such services and
778	facilities, and reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses,
779	may be recovered by Space Florida the authority by suit in any
780	court of competent jurisdiction. Space Florida The authority may
781	also enforce payment of such delinquent rates, fees, rentals,
782	tolls, fares, or other charges by any other lawful method of
783	enforcement.
784	Section 19.  Section 331.321, Florida Statutes, is amended
785	to read:
786	331.321  Federal and other funds and aid.--Space Florida
787	may The authority is authorized to accept, receive, and receipt
788	for federal moneys, property, and other moneys or properties,
789	either public or private, for the acquisition, planning,
790	operation, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance,
791	equipment, or development of programs, facilities, and sites
792	therefor, and to comply with the provisions of the laws of the
793	United States and any rules and regulations made thereunder for
794	the expenditure of federal moneys.
795	Section 20.  Section 331.322, Florida Statutes, is amended
796	to read:
797	331.322  Agreements with municipalities within any
798	spaceport territory.--The board and the governing body or bodies
799	of any one or more municipalities located wholly or partly
800	within any spaceport territory, whether now in existence or
801	hereafter created, are authorized to enter into and carry into
802	effect contracts and agreements relating to the common powers,
803	duties, and functions of the board and other officers, agents,
804	and employees of Space Florida the authority, and the respective
805	governing body or bodies of one or more such municipalities, and
806	their respective officers, agents, and employees, to the end
807	that there may be effective cooperation between and coordination
808	of the efforts of such municipality or municipalities and Space
809	Florida the authority in discharging their common functions,
810	powers, and duties and in rendering services to the respective
811	residents and property owners of such municipality or
812	municipalities and Space Florida the authority. The board and
813	the governing body or bodies of one or more such municipalities
814	are further authorized to enter into and carry into effect
815	contracts and agreements for the performance of any of their
816	common functions, powers, and duties by a central agency or
817	common agent of the contracting parties.
818	Section 21.  Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section
819	331.323, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
820	331.323  Cooperative agreements with the state, counties,
821	and municipalities.--
822	(1)  The state and the counties, municipalities, and other
823	political subdivisions, public bodies, and agencies thereof, or
824	any of them, whether now existing or hereafter created, are
825	authorized to aid and cooperate with Space Florida the authority
826	in carrying out any of the purposes and projects of Space
827	Florida the authority, to enter into cooperative agreements with
828	Space Florida the authority, to provide in any such cooperative
829	agreement for the making of loans, gifts, grants, or
830	contributions to Space Florida the authority and the granting
831	and conveyance to Space Florida the authority of real or
832	personal property of any kind or nature, or any interest
833	therein, for the carrying out of the purpose and projects of
834	Space Florida the authority; to covenant in any such cooperative
835	agreement to pay all or any part of the costs of acquisition,
836	planning, development, construction, reconstruction, extension,
837	improvement, operation, and maintenance of any projects of Space
838	Florida the authority; and to pay all or any part of the
839	principal and interest on any bonds of Space Florida the
840	authority.
841	(2)  The state and the counties, municipalities, and other
842	political subdivisions, public bodies, and agencies thereof, or
843	any of them, whether now existing or hereafter created, and
844	Space Florida the authority created by this act, are further
845	authorized to enter into cooperative agreements to provide for
846	the furnishing by Space Florida the authority to the state or
847	any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public
848	body, or agency thereof of any of the facilities and services of
849	Space Florida the authority, or by the state or any county,
850	municipality, or other political subdivision, public body, or
851	agency thereof to Space Florida the authority and to persons
852	within the spaceport territory of facilities and services of the
853	type that Space Florida the authority is authorized to furnish
854	or undertake, or such other facilities and services as may be
855	determined necessary or desirable by the board for the carrying
856	out of the purposes of this act. Without limitation of the
857	foregoing, such cooperative agreements may provide for the
858	furnishing by any county, municipality, or other political
859	subdivision of fire and police protection for Space Florida the
860	authority and persons and property within Space Florida the
861	authority, and for the providing to Space Florida the authority
862	of any services deemed necessary or desirable by the board for
863	the proper functioning of Space Florida the authority.
864	(3)  Without limitation of the foregoing, the board may
865	undertake and finance any of the projects of Space Florida the
866	authority, in whole or in part, jointly with any municipality or
867	municipalities, now existing or hereafter created, or in any
868	other manner combine the projects of Space Florida the authority
869	with the projects of such municipality or municipalities.
870	Section 22.  Section 331.324, Florida Statutes, is amended
871	to read:
872	331.324  Contracts, grants, and contributions.--Space
873	Florida may The authority shall have the power to make and enter
874	all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the
875	performance of the functions of Space Florida the authority and
876	the execution of its powers, and to contract with, and to accept
877	and receive grants or loans of money, material, or property
878	from, any person, private or public, as the board shall
879	determine to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes
880	of this act, and in connection with any such contract, grant, or
881	loan to stipulate and agree to such covenants, terms, and
882	conditions as the board shall deem appropriate.
883	Section 23.  Section 331.325, Florida Statutes, is amended
884	to read:
885	331.325  Environmental permits.--Space Florida The
886	authority shall obtain required environmental permits in
887	accordance with federal and state law and shall comply with the
888	provisions of chapter 380.
889	Section 24.  Section 331.326, Florida Statutes, is amended
890	to read:
891	331.326  Information relating to trade secrets
892	confidential.--The records of Space Florida the authority
893	regarding matters encompassed by this act are public records
894	subject to the provisions of chapter 119. Any information held
895	by Space Florida the authority which is a trade secret, as
896	defined in s. 812.081, including trade secrets of Space Florida
897	the authority, any spaceport user, or the space industry
898	business, is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s.
899	119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and may
900	not be disclosed. If Space Florida the authority determines that
901	any information requested by the public will reveal a trade
902	secret, it shall, in writing, inform the person making the
903	request of that determination. The determination is a final
904	order as defined in s. 120.52. Any meeting or portion of a
905	meeting of Space Florida's the authority's board of supervisors
906	is exempt from the provisions of s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I
907	of the State Constitution when the board is discussing trade
908	secrets. Any public record generated during the closed portions
909	of such meetings, such as minutes, tape recordings, and notes,
910	is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)
911	and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
912	Section 25.  Section 331.327, Florida Statutes, is amended
913	to read:
914	331.327  Foreign trade zone.--Space Florida may The
915	authority shall have the power to apply to the Federal
916	Government for a grant allowing the designation of any spaceport
917	territory as a foreign trade zone pursuant to ss. 288.36 and
918	288.37. However, the designation of any spaceport territory as a
919	foreign trade zone shall not be deemed to authorize an exemption
920	from any tax imposed by the state or by any political
921	subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
922	Section 26.  Section 331.328, Florida Statutes, is amended
923	to read:
924	331.328  Sovereign immunity.--Space Florida has The
925	authority shall be granted sovereign immunity in the same manner
926	as the state under the laws and Constitution of the State of
927	Florida. The state, by this section, hereby waives the sovereign
928	immunity granted to the same extent as waived by the state under
929	state law.
930	Section 27.  Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
931	331.329, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
932	331.329  Changing boundary lines; annexation and exclusion
933	of lands; creation of municipalities within the geographical
934	limits of any spaceport territory; limitations on the furnishing
935	of services within annexed areas.--
936	(2)  Land, including property situated thereon, added to
937	any spaceport territory in the manner provided in subsection (1)
938	shall from the time of its inclusion within such spaceport
939	territory be subject to all assessments thereafter levied and
940	assessed on all other land or property of any spaceport
941	territory similarly situated. Land, including property situated
942	thereon, excluded from any spaceport territory in the manner
943	provided in subsection (1) shall from the date of such exclusion
944	be exempt from assessments thereafter imposed by Space Florida
945	the authority but shall not be exempt from assessments
946	theretofore levied or due with respect to such land or property,
947	or from subsequent installments of assessments theretofore
948	levied or assessed with respect thereto, and such assessments
949	may be enforced and collected by or on behalf of Space Florida
950	the authority in the same manner as if such land or property
951	continued to be within the geographical limits of any spaceport
952	territory.
953	(3)  In the event that the geographical limits of any
954	spaceport territory as set forth in s. 331.304 are revised so as
955	to include within any spaceport territory any areas not
956	presently contained within any spaceport territory, Space
957	Florida the authority shall not engage in the business of
958	furnishing electric power for sale in such annexed area, unless
959	Space Florida the authority shall offer to purchase from any
960	person who is at the time engaged in the business of making,
961	generating, or distributing electricity for sale within such
962	annexed area, such portion of its electric plant and property
963	suitable and used for such business in connection therewith as
964	lies within the limits of such annexed area, in a manner
965	consistent with law.
966	(4)  Space Florida The authority shall designate new launch
967	pads outside the present designated spaceport territories by
968	statutory amendment of s. 331.304.
969	Section 28.  Section 331.331, Florida Statutes, is amended
970	to read:
971	331.331  Revenue bonds.--
972	(1)  Revenue bonds issued by Space Florida the authority
973	shall not be deemed revenue bonds issued by the state or its
974	agencies for purposes of s. 11, Art. VII of the State
975	Constitution and ss. 215.57-215.83. Space Florida The authority
976	shall include in its annual report to the Governor and
977	Legislature, as provided in s. 331.310, a summary of the status
978	of existing and proposed bonding projects.
979	(2)  The issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by or
980	payable from the gross or net pledge of the revenues to be
981	derived from any project or combination of projects, from the
982	rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, or other charges to be
983	collected from the users of any project or projects; from any
984	revenue-producing undertaking or activity of Space Florida the
985	authority; or from any source of pledged security. Such bonds
986	shall not constitute an indebtedness of Space Florida the
987	authority unless such bonds are additionally secured by the full
988	faith and credit of Space Florida the authority. Bonds issued by
989	Space Florida the authority are not secured by the full faith
990	and credit of the State of Florida and do not constitute an
991	obligation, either general or special, thereof.
992	(3)  Any two or more projects may be combined and
993	consolidated into a single project, and may thereafter be
994	operated and maintained as a single project. The revenue bonds
995	authorized herein may be issued to finance any one or more such
996	projects separately, or to finance two or more such projects,
997	regardless whether or not such projects have been combined and
998	consolidated into a single project. If the board deems it
999	advisable, the proceedings authorizing such revenue bonds may
1000	provide that Space Florida the authority may thereafter combine
1001	the projects then being financed or theretofore financed with
1002	other projects to be subsequently financed by Space Florida the
1003	authority shall be on a parity with the revenue bonds then being
1004	issued, all on such terms, conditions, and limitations as shall
1005	be provided, and may further provide that the revenues to be
1006	derived from the subsequent projects shall at the time of the
1007	issuance of such parity revenue bonds be also pledged to the
1008	holders of any revenue bonds theretofore issued to finance the
1009	revenue undertakings which are later combined with such
1010	subsequent projects. Space Florida The authority may pledge for
1011	the security of the revenue bonds a fixed amount, without regard
1012	to any fixed proportion of the gross revenues of any project.
1013	Section 29.  Section 331.333, Florida Statutes, is amended
1014	to read:
1015	331.333  Refunding bonds.--Space Florida The authority
1016	through its board may shall have the power to issue bonds to
1017	provide for the retirement or refunding of any bonds or
1018	obligations of Space Florida the authority that at the time of
1019	such issuance are or subsequently thereto become due and
1020	payable, or that at the time of issuance have been called or are
1021	or will be subject to call for redemption within 10 years
1022	thereafter, or the surrender of which can be procured from the
1023	holders thereof at prices satisfactory to the board. Refunding
1024	bonds may be issued at any time when in the judgment of the
1025	board such issuance will be advantageous to Space Florida the
1026	authority. The provisions of this act pertaining to bonds of
1027	Space Florida the authority shall, unless the context otherwise
1028	requires, govern the issuance of refunding bonds, the form and
1029	other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and
1030	the duties of the board with respect to the same.
1031	Section 30.  Section 331.334, Florida Statutes, is amended
1032	to read:
1033	331.334  Pledging assessments and other revenues and
1034	properties as additional security on bonds.--Space Florida The
1035	authority may pledge as additional security for the payment of
1036	any of the bonds of Space Florida the authority its full faith
1037	and credit, and provide that such bonds shall be payable as to
1038	both principal and interest, and as to any reserve or other
1039	funds provided therefor, to the full extent that any revenues as
1040	defined in this act, assessments, or other funds, or any
1041	combination thereof, pledged therefor are insufficient for the
1042	full payment of the same, and provided further that no bonds
1043	shall be issued to the payment of which the full faith and
1044	credit of Space Florida the authority is pledged unless approved
1045	at an election in the manner provided by law. Space Florida The
1046	authority by resolution of the board may also pledge as
1047	additional security for said bonds the revenues from any project
1048	of Space Florida the authority, utility service, assessments,
1049	and any other sources of revenue or funds, or any combination of
1050	the foregoing, and may pledge or mortgage any of the properties,
1051	rights, interest, or other assets of Space Florida the
1052	authority. Bonds issued by Space Florida the authority are not
1053	secured by the full faith and credit of the State of Florida and
1054	do not constitute an obligation, either general or special,
1055	thereof. The board may also provide with respect to any bonds of
1056	Space Florida the authority that such bonds shall be payable, in
1057	whole or in part, as to principal amount or interest, or both,
1058	out of rates, fees, rentals, tolls, fares, or other charges
1059	collected with respect to any of the projects of Space Florida
1060	the authority.
1061	Section 31.  Section 331.335, Florida Statutes, is amended
1062	to read:
1063	331.335  Lien of pledges.--All pledges of revenues and
1064	assessments made pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be
1065	valid and binding from the time when such pledges are made. All
1066	such revenues and assessments so pledged and thereafter
1067	collected shall immediately be subject to the lien of such
1068	pledges without any physical delivery thereof or further action,
1069	and the lien of such pledges shall be valid and binding as
1070	against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract,
1071	or otherwise against Space Florida the authority, irrespective
1072	of whether such parties have notice thereof.
1073	Section 32.  Section 331.336, Florida Statutes, is amended
1074	to read:
1075	331.336  Issuance of bond anticipation notes.--In addition
1076	to the other powers provided for in this act and not in
1077	limitation thereof, Space Florida may the authority shall have
1078	the power, at any time from time to time after the issuance of
1079	any bonds of Space Florida has the authority shall have been
1080	authorized, to borrow money for the purposes for which such
1081	bonds are to be issued in anticipation of the receipt of the
1082	proceeds of the sale of such bonds and to issue bond
1083	anticipation notes in a principal amount not in excess of the
1084	authorized maximum amount of such bond issue. Such notes shall
1085	be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such
1086	rate or rates, mature at such time or times, be renewable for
1087	such additional term or terms, and be in such form and executed
1088	in such manner as the board shall prescribe. Such notes may be
1089	sold at public sale, or if such notes shall be renewable notes,
1090	may be exchanged for notes then outstanding on such terms as the
1091	board shall determine. Such notes shall be paid from the
1092	proceeds of such bonds when issued. The board may in its
1093	discretion, in lieu of retiring the notes by means of bonds,
1094	retire them by means of current revenues or from any assessments
1095	levied for the payment of such bonds, but in such event a like
1096	amount of the bonds authorized shall not be issued.
1097	Section 33.  Section 331.337, Florida Statutes, is amended
1098	to read:
1099	331.337  Short-term borrowing.--Space Florida The authority
1100	at any time may obtain loans, in such amount and on such terms
1101	and conditions as the board may approve, for the purpose of
1102	paying any of the expenses of Space Florida the authority or any
1103	costs incurred or that may be incurred in connection with any of
1104	the projects of Space Florida the authority, which loans shall
1105	have such term or terms, be renewable for such term or terms,
1106	bear interest at such rate or rates, and be payable from and
1107	secured by a pledge of such funds, revenues, and assessments as
1108	the board may determine. For the purpose of defraying such costs
1109	and expenses, Space Florida the authority may issue negotiable
1110	notes, warrants, or other evidences of debt signed on behalf of
1111	Space Florida the authority by any one of the board, such notes
1112	or other evidences of indebtedness to be payable at such time or
1113	times, to bear interest at such rate or rates, and to be sold or
1114	discounted at such price or prices and on such term or terms as
1115	the board may deem advisable. The board shall have the right to
1116	provide for the payment thereof by pledging the whole or any
1117	part of the funds, revenues, and assessments of Space Florida
1118	the authority.
1119	Section 34.  Section 331.338, Florida Statutes, is amended
1120	to read:
1121	331.338  Trust agreements.--In the discretion of the board,
1122	any issue of bonds may be secured by a trust agreement by and
1123	between Space Florida the authority and a corporate trustee
1124	which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a
1125	trust company within or without the state. The resolution
1126	authorizing the issuance of the bonds or such trust agreement
1127	may pledge the revenues to be received from any projects of
1128	Space Florida the authority and any other authorized moneys to
1129	be used for the repayment of bonds, and may contain such
1130	provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies
1131	of the bondholders as the board may approve, including without
1132	limitation covenants setting forth the duties of Space Florida
1133	the authority in relation to the acquisition, planning,
1134	development, construction, reconstruction, improvement,
1135	maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of any projects,
1136	the fixing and revision of the rates, fees, rentals, tolls,
1137	fares, and charges, and the custody, safeguarding, and
1138	application of all moneys, and for the employment of consulting
1139	engineers in connection with such acquisition, planning,
1140	development, construction, reconstruction, improvement,
1141	maintenance, repair, or operation. It shall be lawful for any
1142	bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state
1143	or the United States which may act as a depository of the
1144	proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish such indemnifying
1145	bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by Space
1146	Florida the authority. Such resolution or trust agreement may
1147	set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the
1148	trustee, if any, and may restrict the individual right of action
1149	by bondholders. The board may provide for the payment of the
1150	proceeds of the sale of the bonds and the revenues of any
1151	project to such officer, board, or depository as it may
1152	designate for the custody thereof, and for the method of
1153	disbursement thereof, with such safeguards and restrictions as
1154	it may determine. All expenses incurred in carrying out the
1155	provisions of such resolution or trust agreement may be treated
1156	as part of the cost of the project to which such trust agreement
1157	pertains.
1158	Section 35.  Section 331.339, Florida Statutes, is amended
1159	to read:
1160	331.339  Sale of bonds.--Bonds may be sold in blocks or
1161	installments at different times, or an entire issue or series
1162	may be sold at one time. Bonds may only be sold at public sale
1163	after being advertised and publicly noticed, unless Space
1164	Florida the authority has previously complied with the
1165	provisions of s. 218.385. Bonds may be sold or exchanged for
1166	refunding bonds. Special assessment and revenue bonds may be
1167	delivered as payment by Space Florida the authority of the
1168	purchase price or lease of any project or part thereof, or a
1169	combination of projects or parts thereof, or as the purchase
1170	price of, or exchange for, any property, real, personal, or
1171	mixed, including franchises, or services rendered by any
1172	contractor, engineer, or other person, all at one time or in
1173	blocks from time to time, in such manner and upon such terms as
1174	the board in its discretion shall determine. The price or prices
1175	for any bonds sold, exchanged, or delivered may be:
1176	(1)  The money paid for the bonds.
1177	(2)  The principal amount, plus accrued interest to date of
1178	redemption or exchange, of outstanding obligations exchanged for
1179	refunding bonds.
1180	(3)  In the case of special assessment or revenue bonds,
1181	the amount of any indebtedness to contractors or other persons
1182	paid with such bonds, or the fair value of any properties
1183	exchanged for the bonds, as determined by the board.
1184	Section 36.  Section 331.340, Florida Statutes, is amended
1185	to read:
1186	331.340  Authorization and form of bonds.--Bonds may be
1187	authorized by resolution or resolutions of the board which shall
1188	be adopted by a majority of all of the members thereof then in
1189	office and present at the meeting at which the resolution or
1190	resolutions are adopted and shall be approved as provided in s.
1191	331.305. The resolution or resolutions of the board may be
1192	adopted at the same meeting at which they are introduced, and
1193	shall be published and noticed. The board may by resolution
1194	authorize the issuance of bonds, fix the aggregate amount of
1195	bonds to be issued, the purpose or purposes for which the moneys
1196	derived therefrom shall be expanded, the rate or rates of
1197	interest, the denomination of the bonds, whether or not the
1198	bonds are to be issued in one or more series, the date or dates
1199	thereof, the date or dates of maturity, which shall not exceed
1200	40 years from their respective dates of issuance, the medium of
1201	payment, the place or places within or without the state where
1202	payment shall be made, registration privileges, redemption terms
1203	and privileges (whether with or without premium), the manner of
1204	execution, the form of the bonds including any interest coupons
1205	to be attached thereto, the manner of execution of bonds and
1206	coupons, and any and all other terms, covenants, and conditions
1207	thereof, and the establishment of reserve or other funds. Such
1208	authorizing resolution may further provide that such bonds may
1209	be executed manually or by engraved, lithographed, or facsimile
1210	signature, provided that where signatures are engraved,
1211	lithographed, or facsimile no bond shall be valid unless
1212	countersigned by a registrar or other officer designated by
1213	appropriate resolution of the board. The seal of Space Florida
1214	the authority may be affixed, lithographed, engraved, or
1215	otherwise reproduced in facsimile on such bonds. In case any
1216	officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall
1217	appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer
1218	before the delivery of such bonds, such signature or facsimile
1219	shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the
1220	same as if the officer had remained in office until such
1221	delivery.
1222	Section 37.  Section 331.343, Florida Statutes, is amended
1223	to read:
1224	331.343  Defeasance.--The board may make such provision
1225	with respect to the defeasance of the right, title, and interest
1226	of the holders of any of the bonds and obligations of Space
1227	Florida the authority in any revenues, funds, or other
1228	properties by which such bonds are secured as the board deems
1229	appropriate and, without limitation on the foregoing, may
1230	provide that when such bonds or obligations become due and
1231	payable or shall have been called for redemption, and the whole
1232	amount of the principal and the interest and premium, if any,
1233	due and payable upon the bonds or obligations when outstanding
1234	shall be paid, or sufficient moneys or direct obligations of the
1235	United States Government the principal of and the interest on
1236	which when due will provide sufficient moneys, shall be held or
1237	deposited in trust for such purpose, and provision shall also be
1238	made for paying all other sums payable in connection with such
1239	bonds or other obligations, then and in such event the right,
1240	title, and interest of the holders of the bonds in any revenues,
1241	funds, or other properties by which such bonds are secured shall
1242	thereupon cease, terminate, and become void; and the board may
1243	apply any surplus in any sinking fund established in connection
1244	with such bonds or obligations and all balances remaining in all
1245	other funds or accounts other than money held for the redemption
1246	or payment of the bonds or other obligations to any lawful
1247	purpose of Space Florida the authority as the board shall
1248	determine.
1249	Section 38.  Section 331.345, Florida Statutes, is amended
1250	to read:
1251	331.345  Covenants.--Any resolution authorizing the
1252	issuance of bonds may contain such covenants as the board may
1253	deem advisable and all such covenants shall constitute valid and
1254	legally binding and enforceable contracts between Space Florida
1255	the authority and the bondholders, regardless of the time of
1256	issuance thereof. Such covenants may include, without
1257	limitation, covenants concerning the disposition of the bond
1258	proceeds, the use and disposition of project revenues, the
1259	pledging of revenues, and assessments, the obligations of Space
1260	Florida the authority with respect to the operation of the
1261	project and the maintenance of adequate project revenues, the
1262	issuance of additional bonds, the appointment, powers, and
1263	duties of trustees and receivers, the acquisition of outstanding
1264	bonds and obligations, restrictions on the establishing of
1265	competing projects or facilities, restrictions on the sale or
1266	disposal of the assets and property of Space Florida the
1267	authority, the priority of assessment liens, the priority of
1268	claims by bondholders on the taxing power of Space Florida the
1269	authority, the maintenance of deposits to assure the payment of
1270	revenues by users of spaceport facilities and services, the
1271	discontinuance of Space Florida authority services by reason of
1272	delinquent payments, acceleration upon default, the execution of
1273	necessary instruments, the procedure for amending or abrogating
1274	covenants with the bondholders, and such other covenants as may
1275	be deemed necessary or desirable for the security of the
1276	bondholders.
1277	Section 39.  Section 331.346, Florida Statutes, is amended
1278	to read:
1279	331.346  Validity of bonds; validation proceedings.--Any
1280	bonds issued by Space Florida are the authority shall be
1281	incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders
1282	for value and shall not be invalid because of any irregularity
1283	or defect in the proceedings for the issue and sale thereof.
1284	Prior to the issuance of any bonds, Space Florida the authority
1285	shall publish a notice at least once in a newspaper or
1286	newspapers published or of general circulation in the
1287	appropriate counties in the state, stating the date of adoption
1288	of the resolution authorizing such obligations, the amount,
1289	maximum rate of interest, and maturity of such obligations, and
1290	the purpose in general terms for which such obligations are to
1291	be issued, and further stating that no action or proceeding
1292	questioning the validity of such obligations or of the
1293	proceedings authorizing the issuance thereof, or of any
1294	covenants made therein, must be instituted within 20 days after
1295	the first publication of such notice, or the validity of such
1296	obligations, proceedings, and covenants shall not be thereafter
1297	questioned in any court whatsoever. If no such action or
1298	proceeding is so instituted within such 20-day period, then the
1299	validity of such obligations, proceedings, and covenants shall
1300	be conclusive, and all persons or parties whatsoever shall be
1301	forever barred from questioning the validity of such
1302	obligations, proceedings, or covenants in any court whatsoever.
1303	Section 40.  Section 331.347, Florida Statutes, is amended
1304	to read:
1305	331.347  Act furnishes full authority for issuance of
1306	bonds.--This act constitutes full and complete authority for the
1307	issuance of bonds and the exercise of the powers of Space
1308	Florida the authority provided herein. Any and all bonds issued
1309	by Space Florida may the authority shall not be secured by the
1310	full faith and credit of the State of Florida and do not
1311	constitute an obligation, either general or special, thereof.
1312	Section 41.  Section 331.348, Florida Statutes, is amended
1313	to read:
1314	331.348  Investment of funds.--The board may in its
1315	discretion invest funds of Space Florida the authority through
1316	the Chief Financial Officer or in:
1317	(1)  Direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by the
1318	United States or for the payment of the principal and interest
1319	of which the faith and credit of the United States is pledged;
1320	(2)  Bonds or notes issued by any of the following federal
1321	agencies: Bank for Cooperatives; federal intermediate credit
1322	banks; federal home loan bank system; federal land banks; or the
1323	Federal National Mortgage Association (including debentures or
1324	participating certificates issued by such association);
1325	(3)  Public housing bonds issued by public housing
1326	authorities and secured by a pledge or annual contributions
1327	under an annual contribution contract or contracts with the
1328	United States;
1329	(4)  Bonds or other interest-bearing obligations of any
1330	county, district, city, or town located in the state for which
1331	the full faith and credit of such political subdivision is
1332	pledged;
1333	(5)  Any investment authorized for insurers by ss. 625.306-
1334	625.316 and amendments thereto; or
1335	(6)  Any investment authorized under s. 17.57 and
1336	amendments thereto.
1337	Section 42.  Section 331.349, Florida Statutes, is amended
1338	to read:
1339	331.349  Fiscal year of Space Florida the authority.--The
1340	board has the power to establish and from time to time
1341	redetermine the fiscal year of Space Florida the authority.
1342	Unless the board otherwise provides, Space Florida's the
1343	authority's fiscal year shall be July 1 through June 30.
1344	Section 43.  Section 331.350, Florida Statutes, is amended
1345	to read:
1346	331.350  Insurance coverage of Space Florida the authority;
1347	safety program.--
1348	(1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State
1349	Risk Management Trust Fund established under s. 284.30 shall not
1350	insure buildings and property owned or leased by Space Florida
1351	the authority.
1352	(2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State
1353	Risk Management Trust Fund established under s. 284.30 shall not
1354	insure against any liability of Space Florida the authority.
1355	(3)  Space Florida The authority shall establish a safety
1356	program. The safety program shall include:
1357	(a)  The development and implementation of a loss
1358	prevention program which shall consist of a comprehensive
1359	authoritywide safety program for all of Space Florida, including
1360	a statement, established by the board of supervisors, of safety
1361	policy and responsibility.
1362	(b)  Provision for regular and periodic facility and
1363	equipment inspections.
1364	(c)  Investigation of job-related employee accidents and
1365	other accidents occurring on the premises of Space Florida the
1366	authority or within areas of its jurisdiction.
1367	(d)  Establishment of a program to promote increased safety
1368	awareness among employees, agents, and subcontractors of Space
1369	Florida the authority.
1370	(4)(a)  Space Florida The authority shall, if available,
1371	secure insurance coverage, if available, within reasonable
1372	limits for liability which may arise as a consequence of its
1373	responsibilities.
1374	(b)  Space Florida The authority shall, if available, and
1375	if cost-effective, secure insurance coverage, if available and
1376	cost-effective, on its buildings, facilities, and property at
1377	reasonable levels.
1378	(c)  Space Florida The authority, with respect to the
1379	purchase of insurance, shall be subject to the applicable
1380	provisions of chapter 287 and other applicable law.
1381	Section 44.  Section 331.351, Florida Statutes, is amended
1382	to read:
1383	331.351  Participation by women, minorities, and socially
1384	and economically disadvantaged business enterprises
1385	encouraged.--It is the intent of the Legislature and the public
1386	policy of this state that women, minorities, and socially and
1387	economically disadvantaged business enterprises be encouraged to
1388	participate fully in all phases of economic and community
1389	development. Accordingly, to achieve such purpose, Space Florida
1390	the authority shall, in accordance with applicable state and
1391	federal law, shall involve and utilize women, minorities, and
1392	socially and economically disadvantaged business enterprises in
1393	all phases of the design, development, construction,
1394	maintenance, and operation of spaceports developed under this
1395	act.
1396	Section 45.  Section 331.354, Florida Statutes, is amended
1397	to read:
1398	331.354  Tax exemption.--The exercise of the powers granted
1399	by this act in all respects shall be for the benefit of the
1400	people of the state, for the increase of their industry and
1401	prosperity, for the improvement of their health and living
1402	conditions, and for the provision of gainful employment and
1403	shall constitute the performance of essential public functions.
1404	Space Florida The authority shall not be required to pay any
1405	taxes on any project or any other property owned by Space
1406	Florida the authority under the provisions of this act or upon
1407	the income therefrom. The bonds issued under the provisions of
1408	this act or upon the income therefrom (including any profit made
1409	on the sale thereof), and all notes, mortgages, security
1410	agreements, letters of credit, or other instruments which arise
1411	out of or are given to secure the repayment of bonds issued in
1412	connection with a project financed under this act, shall at all
1413	times be free from taxation by the state or any local unit,
1414	political subdivision, or other instrumentality of the state.
1415	Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed as
1416	exempting from taxation or assessments the leasehold interest of
1417	a lessee in any project or any other property or interest owned
1418	by the lessee. The exemption granted by this section shall not
1419	be applicable to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest,
1420	income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations.
1421	Section 46.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection
1422	(2) of section 331.355, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1423	331.355  Use of name; ownership rights to intellectual
1424	property.--
1425	(1)(a)  The corporate name of a corporation incorporated or
1426	authorized to transact business in this state, or the name of
1427	any person or business entity transacting business in this
1428	state, may not use the words "spaceport Florida," or "Florida
1429	spaceport," "Space Florida," "Florida Space Authority," "Florida
1430	Space Research Institute," or "Florida Aerospace Finance
1431	Corporation" in its name unless Space Florida the authority
1432	gives written approval for such use.
1433	(2)  Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 286, the
1434	legal title and every right, interest, claim, or demand of any
1435	kind in and to any patent, trademark, copyright, certification
1436	mark, or other right acquired under the patent and trademark
1437	laws of the United States or this state or any foreign country,
1438	or the application for the same, as is owned or held, acquired,
1439	or developed by Space Florida the authority, under the authority
1440	and directions given it by this part, is vested in Space Florida
1441	the authority for the use, benefit, and purposes provided in
1442	this part. Space Florida The authority is vested with and is
1443	authorized to exercise any and all of the normal incidents of
1444	such ownership, including the receipt and disposition of
1445	royalties. Any sums received as royalties from any such rights
1446	are hereby appropriated to Space Florida the authority for any
1447	and all of the purposes and uses provided in this part.
1448	Section 47.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 331.360,
1449	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1450	331.360  Joint project agreement or assistance; spaceport
1451	master plan.--
1452	(2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
1453	Department of Transportation may enter into a joint project
1454	agreement with, or otherwise assist, Space Florida the Florida
1455	Space Authority as necessary to effectuate the provisions of
1456	this chapter and may allocate funds for such purposes in its 5-
1457	year work program. However, the department may not fund the
1458	administrative or operational costs of Space Florida the
1459	authority.
1460	(3)  Space Florida The authority shall develop a spaceport
1461	master plan for expansion and modernization of space
1462	transportation facilities within spaceport territories as
1463	defined in s. 331.303(23). The plan shall contain recommended
1464	projects to meet current and future commercial, national, and
1465	state space transportation requirements. Space Florida The
1466	authority shall submit the plan to any appropriate metropolitan
1467	planning organization M.P.O. for review of intermodal impacts.
1468	Space Florida The authority shall submit the spaceport master
1469	plan to the Department of Transportation, and such plan may be
1470	included within the department's 5-year work program of
1471	qualifying aerospace discretionary capacity improvement under
1472	subsection (4). The plan shall identify appropriate funding
1473	levels and include recommendations on appropriate sources of
1474	revenue that may be developed to contribute to the State
1475	Transportation Trust Fund.
1476	Section 48.  Subsections (1) and (3) and paragraphs (a) and
1477	(b) of subsection(4) of section 331.367, Florida Statutes, are
1478	amended to read:
1479	331.367  Space Florida Spaceport Management Council.--
1480	(1)  The Space Florida Spaceport Management Council is
1481	created within Space Florida the Florida Space Authority to
1482	provide coordination between government agencies and commercial
1483	operators for the purpose of developing recommendations on
1484	projects and activities to increase the operability and
1485	capabilities of Florida's space launch facilities, increase
1486	statewide space-related industry and opportunities, and promote
1487	space education, research, and technology development. The
1488	council shall work to create integrated facility and
1489	programmatic development plans to address commercial, state, and
1490	federal requirements and to identify appropriate private, state,
1491	and federal resources to implement these plans.
1492	(3)  The council shall submit its recommendations to the
1493	Governor, the and Lieutenant Governor, the President of the
1494	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
1495	provide copies to the Secretary of Transportation, the director
1496	of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, the
1497	associate administrator for Space Transportation in the United
1498	States Department of Transportation, the administrator of the
1499	National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Deputy
1500	Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Plans and Policy,
1501	and the ex officio nonvoting council members of the Senate and
1502	the House of Representatives.
1503	(4)(a)  The council shall be composed of an executive board
1504	consisting of representatives of governmental organizations
1505	having responsibilities for developing or operating space
1506	transportation facilities, and a Space Industry Committee
1507	consisting of representatives of Florida's space industry.
1508	(a)(b)  The executive board consists of the following
1509	individuals or their designees:
1510	1.  The executive director of Space Florida the Florida
1511	Space Authority.
1512	2.  The executive director of the Florida Space Research
1513	Institute.
1514	3.  The president of the Florida Aerospace Finance
1515	Corporation.
1516	4.  A representative of the Space Industry Committee.
1517	5.2.  The Secretary of Transportation.
1518	6.3.  The president of Enterprise Florida, Inc., as an ex
1519	officio nonvoting member.
1520	7.4.  The director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
1521	Economic Development.
1522	(b)  The Space Industry Committee shall consist of
1523	representatives of space flight businesses in this state, as
1524	defined in s. 212.031.
1525	Section 49.  Section 331.368, Florida Statutes, is amended
1526	to read:
1527	331.368  Florida Space Research Institute.--
1528	(1)  There is created the Florida Space Research Institute,
1529	the purpose of which is to serve as an industry-driven center
1530	for research, leveraging the state's resources in a
1531	collaborative effort to support Florida's space industry and its
1532	expansion, diversification, and transition to commercialization.
1533	(2)  The institute shall operate as a public/private
1534	partnership under the direction of a board composed of:
1535	(a)  A representative of Space Florida the Florida Space
1536	Authority.
1537	(b)  A representative of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
1538	(c)  A representative of the Florida Aviation Aerospace
1539	Alliance.
1540	(d)  A representative of the Florida Aerospace Finance
1541	Corporation Space Business Roundtable.
1542	(e)  Additional private-sector representatives from the
1543	space industry selected collaboratively by the core members
1544	specified in paragraphs (a)-(d). The additional space industry
1545	representatives under this paragraph must comprise the majority
1546	of members of the board and must be from geographic regions
1547	throughout the state. Each private-sector representative shall
1548	be appointed to a term of 3 years.
1549	(f)  Two representatives from the educational community who
1550	are selected collaboratively by the core members specified in
1551	paragraphs (a)-(d) and who are engaged in research or
1552	instruction related to the space industry. One representative
1553	must be from a community college, and one representative must be
1554	from a public or private university. Each educational
1555	representative shall be appointed to a term of 2 years.
1556	(g)  Additional ex officio, nonvoting representatives
1557	selected collaboratively by the core members.
1558	(3)  Annually, the members of the board shall select one of
1559	the members to serve as chair, who shall be responsible for
1560	convening and leading meetings of the board.
1561	(4)  Board members are considered to be volunteers as
1562	defined in s. 110.501 and shall serve with all protections
1563	provided to volunteers of state agencies under s. 768.1355.
1564	(5)  For the purposes of contracts and grants, s. 216.346
1565	shall apply to the institute's programs with state universities
1566	and community colleges.
1567	(6)  The Florida Space Research Institute may:
1568	(a)  Acquire property under such conditions as the board
1569	may deem necessary or desirable, and sell or otherwise dispose
1570	of the same.
1571	(b)  Serve as a coordinating organization among public and
1572	private academic institutions, industry, and government agencies
1573	to support the expansion and diversification of Florida's space
1574	industry, and to support research and education programs.
1575	(c)  Execute contracts and other documents, adopt
1576	proceedings, and perform any acts determined by the board to be
1577	necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
1578	(d)  Establish a personnel management system and
1579	procedures, rules, and rates governing administrative and
1580	financial operations of the institute.
1581	(e)  Acquire, accept, or administer grants, contracts, and
1582	fees from other organizations to perform activities that are
1583	consistent with the purposes of this section.
1584	(f)  Work in partnership with Space Florida the Florida
1585	Space Authority, Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Department of
1586	Education, and other organizations to support their programs to
1587	promote the state as a center for space enterprise, research,
1588	and technology development.
1589	(g)  Work in collaboration with one or more universities
1590	and other public or private entities to develop a proposal for a
1591	Center of Excellence for Aerospace that will foster and promote
1592	the research necessary to develop commercially promising,
1593	advanced, and innovative science and technology and will
1594	transfer those discoveries to the commercial sector.
1595	(7)  The board of the Florida Space Research Institute
1596	shall:
1597	(a)  Set the strategic direction for the space-related
1598	research priorities of the state and its space-related
1599	businesses, the scope of research projects for the institute,
1600	and the timeframes for completion.
1601	(b)  Invite the participation of public and private
1602	academic institutions, including, but not limited to, the
1603	University of Central Florida, the University of Florida, the
1604	University of South Florida, Florida State University, Florida
1605	Institute of Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
1606	and the University of Miami.
1607	(c)  Select a lead university to:
1608	1.  Serve as coordinator of research for the institute;
1609	2.  Support the institute's development of a statewide
1610	space research agenda and programs; and
1611	3.  Develop, and update as necessary, a report recommending
1612	ways that the state's public and private universities can work
1613	in partnership to support the state's space-industry
1614	requirements.
1615	(d)  Establish a partnership with the state Workforce
1616	Development Board, or its successor entity, under which the
1617	institute coordinates the workforce-training requirements
1618	identified by the space industry and supports development of
1619	workforce-training initiatives to meet such requirements, using
1620	training providers approved by the board or its successor
1621	entity.
1622	(e)  Manage Comanage, with the National Aeronautics and
1623	Space Administration and subject to the terms of an agreement
1624	with NASA, operation of the Space Life Sciences Laboratory a
1625	Space Experiment Research and Processing Laboratory, if such a
1626	facility is constructed on land of the John F. Kennedy Space
1627	Center. The institute shall carry out such responsibility
1628	through a consortium of public and private universities in the
1629	state led by the University of Florida.
1630	(f)  Pursuant to s. 1004.86, work in conjunction with the
1631	Department of Education to establish a Center for Mathematics
1632	and Science Education Research at a state university.
1633	(g)(f)  Develop initiatives to foster the participation of
1634	the state's space industry in the International Space Station
1635	and to help the state maintain and enhance its competitive
1636	position in the commercial space-transportation industry.
1637	(h)(g)  Pursue partnerships with the National Aeronautics
1638	and Space Administration to coordinate and conduct research in
1639	fields including, but not limited to, environmental monitoring;
1640	agriculture; aquatics; resource reutilization technologies for
1641	long-duration space missions; and spaceport technologies which
1642	support current or next-generation launch vehicles and range
1643	systems.
1644	(i)(h)  Pursue partnerships with the National Aeronautics
1645	and Space Administration for the conduct of space-related
1646	research using computer technology to connect experts in a given
1647	field of science who are in disparate locations and to perform
1648	research experiments in a real-time, virtual environment.
1649	(j)(i)  Appoint or dismiss, as deemed necessary by the
1650	board, a person to act as executive director of the institute,
1651	who shall have such other functions, duties, powers, and salary
1652	as the board prescribes.
1653	(k)  Develop a strategy for and implement the acceleration
1654	of space-related education.
1655	(l)  Engage in the planning and implementation of space-
1656	related educational development within the state.
1657	(8)  By December 15 of each year, the institute shall
1658	submit a report of its activities and accomplishments for the
1659	year to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker
1660	of the House of Representatives, and the Commissioner of
1661	Education. The report shall also include recommendations
1662	regarding actions the state should take to enhance the
1663	development of space-related businesses, including:
1664	(a)  Future research activities.
1665	(b)  The development of capital and technology assistance
1666	to new and expanding industries.
1667	(c)  The removal of regulatory impediments.
1668	(d)  The establishment of business development incentives.
1669	(e)  The initiation of education and training programs to
1670	ensure a skilled workforce.
1671	Section 50.  Section 331.370, Florida Statutes, is created
1672	to read:
1673	331.370  Program evaluation.--The Office of Program Policy
1674	Analysis and Government Accountability shall conduct a program
1675	evaluation of Space Florida, the Florida Space Research
1676	Institute, and the Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation. The
1677	evaluation shall assess the implementation and outcomes of
1678	activities using data and information regarding the most
1679	recently completed fiscal year and ongoing operations. At a
1680	minimum, the evaluation shall address:
1681	(1)  Evaluation of statutory roles and functions.
1682	(2)  Management structure.
1683	(3)  Overall performance and effectiveness in meeting
1684	statutory requirements.
1685	(4)  Degree of coordination and cooperation with other
1686	space entities.
1687
1688	The report shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of
1689	the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
1690	January 31, 2007.
1691	Section 51.  Subsections (2) through (10) of section
1692	331.405, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1693	331.405  Definitions.--As used in this part:
1694	(2)  "Aerospace industry" means the industry concerned with
1695	the design and manufacture of aircraft, rockets, missiles,
1696	spacecraft, satellites, space vehicles, space stations, or space
1697	facilities, and related or components thereof, and equipment,
1698	systems, facilities, simulators, programs, and activities,
1699	including the application of aerospace technologies in air-
1700	based, land-based, and sea-based platforms for commercial,
1701	civil, and defense purposes related thereto.
1702	(3)  "Authority" means the Florida Space Authority created
1703	by s. 331.302.
1704	(3)(4)  "Board" means the governing body of the
1705	corporation.
1706	(4)(5)  "Corporation" means the Florida Aerospace Finance
1707	Corporation.
1708	(5)(6)  "Domiciled in this state" means registered to do
1709	business in Florida.
1710	(6)(7)  "Financial institution" has the same meaning as in
1711	s. 655.005(1)(h).
1712	(7)(8)  "Financing agreement" has the same meaning as in s.
1713	331.303(10).
1714	(8)(9)  "Member" means an individual appointed to be a
1715	member of the board.
1716	(9)(10)  "President" means the chief executive officer of
1717	the corporation.
1718	Section 52.  Subsection (2) of section 331.407, Florida
1719	Statutes, is amended to read:
1720	331.407  Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation.--
1721	(2)  The corporation may shall have the power and authority
1722	to carry out the following functions:
1723	(a)  To Coordinate its efforts with programs and goals of
1724	the United States Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space
1725	Administration, the Export-Import Bank, the International Trade
1726	Administration of the United States Department of Commerce, the
1727	Foreign Credit Insurance Association, Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
1728	and its boards, and other private and public programs and
1729	organizations, domestic and foreign.
1730	(b)  To Establish a network of contacts among those
1731	domestic and foreign public and private organizations which
1732	provide information, technical assistance, and financial support
1733	to the aerospace industry.
1734	(c)  To Assemble, publish, and disseminate information on
1735	financing opportunities and techniques of financing aerospace
1736	projects, programs, and activities; sources of public and
1737	private aerospace financing assistance; and sources of
1738	aerospace-related financing.
1739	(d)  To Organize, host, and participate in seminars and
1740	other forums designed to disseminate information and technical
1741	assistance regarding aerospace-related financing.
1742	(e)  To Insure, coinsure, lend, and guarantee loans, and to
1743	originate for sale direct aerospace-related loans, pursuant to
1744	criteria, bylaws, policies, and procedures adopted by the board.
1745	(f)  To Capitalize, underwrite, and secure funding for
1746	aerospace infrastructure, satellites, launch vehicles, and any
1747	service which supports aerospace launches.
1748	(g)  To Construct, lease, or sell aerospace infrastructure,
1749	satellites, launch vehicles, and any other related activities
1750	and services.
1751	(h)  To Acquire property, including real, personal,
1752	tangible, intangible, or mixed, under such conditions as the
1753	board may deem necessary or desirable, and sell or otherwise
1754	dispose of the same.
1755	(i)  To Make and exercise any and all contracts or other
1756	instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its
1757	powers, including financing agreements.
1758	(j)  Contract for innovative mathematics and science
1759	education programs targeting for grades 6 and 7 and meeting
1760	state standards. These programs may include hands-on or
1761	Internet-based aerospace education, provide transportation
1762	between schools and facilities if necessary, provide overnight
1763	accommodations if necessary, and provide direct exposure to the
1764	state's space infrastructure. Proceeds deposited pursuant to s.
1765	212.20(6)(d) and private sector support shall be used for the
1766	purposes of this paragraph.
1767	Section 53.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
1768	331.411, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1769	331.411  Board of directors; powers and duties.--
1770	(1)  There is created a board of directors of the
1771	corporation, which shall consist of up to 7 voting members as
1772	follows:
1773	(a)  One representative appointed by each of the following:
1774	1.  The board of supervisors of Space Florida the Florida
1775	Space Authority.
1776	2.  The board of directors of the Florida Export Finance
1777	Corporation.
1778	3.  The director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
1779	Economic Development.
1780	4.  The board of directors of Enterprise Florida, Inc.
1781	5.  The Secretary of Transportation.
1782
1783	The board shall also include two ex officio nonvoting members, a
1784	member of the House of Representatives selected by the Speaker
1785	of the House of Representatives, and a member of the Senate
1786	selected by the President of the Senate, both of whom shall
1787	serve 2-year terms.
1788	Section 54.  Section 74.011, Florida Statutes, is amended
1789	to read:
1790	74.011  Scope.--In any eminent domain action, properly
1791	instituted by and in the name of the state; the Department of
1792	Transportation; any county, school board, municipality,
1793	expressway authority, regional water supply authority,
1794	transportation authority, flood control district, or drainage or
1795	subdrainage district; the ship canal authority; any lawfully
1796	constituted housing, port, or aviation authority; Space Florida
1797	the Florida Space Authority; or any rural electric cooperative,
1798	telephone cooperative corporation, or public utility
1799	corporation, the petitioner may avail itself of the provisions
1800	of this chapter to take possession and title in advance of the
1801	entry of final judgment.
1802	Section 55.  Subsection (6) of section 196.012, Florida
1803	Statutes, is amended to read:
1804	196.012  Definitions.--For the purpose of this chapter, the
1805	following terms are defined as follows, except where the context
1806	clearly indicates otherwise:
1807	(6)  Governmental, municipal, or public purpose or function
1808	shall be deemed to be served or performed when the lessee under
1809	any leasehold interest created in property of the United States,
1810	the state or any of its political subdivisions, or any
1811	municipality, agency, special district, authority, or other
1812	public body corporate of the state is demonstrated to perform a
1813	function or serve a governmental purpose which could properly be
1814	performed or served by an appropriate governmental unit or which
1815	is demonstrated to perform a function or serve a purpose which
1816	would otherwise be a valid subject for the allocation of public
1817	funds. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an activity
1818	undertaken by a lessee which is permitted under the terms of its
1819	lease of real property designated as an aviation area on an
1820	airport layout plan which has been approved by the Federal
1821	Aviation Administration and which real property is used for the
1822	administration, operation, business offices and activities
1823	related specifically thereto in connection with the conduct of
1824	an aircraft full service fixed base operation which provides
1825	goods and services to the general aviation public in the
1826	promotion of air commerce shall be deemed an activity which
1827	serves a governmental, municipal, or public purpose or function.
1828	Any activity undertaken by a lessee which is permitted under the
1829	terms of its lease of real property designated as a public
1830	airport as defined in s. 332.004(14) by municipalities,
1831	agencies, special districts, authorities, or other public bodies
1832	corporate and public bodies politic of the state, a spaceport as
1833	defined in s. 331.303(19), or which is located in a deepwater
1834	port identified in s. 403.021(9)(b) and owned by one of the
1835	foregoing governmental units, subject to a leasehold or other
1836	possessory interest of a nongovernmental lessee that is deemed
1837	to perform an aviation, airport, aerospace, maritime, or port
1838	purpose or operation shall be deemed an activity that serves a
1839	governmental, municipal, or public purpose. The use by a lessee,
1840	licensee, or management company of real property or a portion
1841	thereof as a convention center, visitor center, sports facility
1842	with permanent seating, concert hall, arena, stadium, park, or
1843	beach is deemed a use that serves a governmental, municipal, or
1844	public purpose or function when access to the property is open
1845	to the general public with or without a charge for admission. If
1846	property deeded to a municipality by the United States is
1847	subject to a requirement that the Federal Government, through a
1848	schedule established by the Secretary of the Interior, determine
1849	that the property is being maintained for public historic
1850	preservation, park, or recreational purposes and if those
1851	conditions are not met the property will revert back to the
1852	Federal Government, then such property shall be deemed to serve
1853	a municipal or public purpose. The term "governmental purpose"
1854	also includes a direct use of property on federal lands in
1855	connection with the Federal Government's Space Exploration
1856	Program or spaceport activities as defined in s. 212.02(22).
1857	Real property and tangible personal property owned by the
1858	Federal Government or Space Florida the Florida Space Authority
1859	and used for defense and space exploration purposes or which is
1860	put to a use in support thereof shall be deemed to perform an
1861	essential national governmental purpose and shall be exempt.
1862	"Owned by the lessee" as used in this chapter does not include
1863	personal property, buildings, or other real property
1864	improvements used for the administration, operation, business
1865	offices and activities related specifically thereto in
1866	connection with the conduct of an aircraft full service fixed
1867	based operation which provides goods and services to the general
1868	aviation public in the promotion of air commerce provided that
1869	the real property is designated as an aviation area on an
1870	airport layout plan approved by the Federal Aviation
1871	Administration. For purposes of determination of "ownership,"
1872	buildings and other real property improvements which will revert
1873	to the airport authority or other governmental unit upon
1874	expiration of the term of the lease shall be deemed "owned" by
1875	the governmental unit and not the lessee. Providing two-way
1876	telecommunications services to the public for hire by the use of
1877	a telecommunications facility, as defined in s. 364.02(15), and
1878	for which a certificate is required under chapter 364 does not
1879	constitute an exempt use for purposes of s. 196.199, unless the
1880	telecommunications services are provided by the operator of a
1881	public-use airport, as defined in s. 332.004, for the operator's
1882	provision of telecommunications services for the airport or its
1883	tenants, concessionaires, or licensees, or unless the
1884	telecommunications services are provided by a public hospital.
1885	However, property that is being used to provide such
1886	telecommunications services on or before October 1, 1997, shall
1887	remain exempt, but such exemption expires October 1, 2004.
1888	Section 56.  Subsection (22) of section 212.02, Florida
1889	Statutes, is amended to read:
1890	212.02  Definitions.--The following terms and phrases when
1891	used in this chapter have the meanings ascribed to them in this
1892	section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
1893	meaning:
1894	(22)  "Spaceport activities" means activities directed or
1895	sponsored by Space Florida the Florida Space Authority on
1896	spaceport territory pursuant to its powers and responsibilities
1897	under the Space Florida Act Florida Space Authority Act.
1898	Section 57.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section
1899	212.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1900	212.20  Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of
1901	department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated
1902	unconstitutionally collected.--
1903	(6)  Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter and s.
1904	202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be as follows:
1905	(d)  The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed
1906	pursuant to this chapter or remitted pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b)
1907	and (2)(b) shall be distributed as follows:
1908	1.  In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million, minus
1909	an amount equal to 4.6 percent of the proceeds of the taxes
1910	collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5 percent of all other
1911	taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter or remitted
1912	pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be deposited in
1913	monthly installments into the General Revenue Fund.
1914	2.  Two-tenths of one percent shall be transferred to the
1915	Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund to be used for
1916	water quality improvement and water restoration projects.
1917	3.  After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and 2.,
1918	8.814 percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer
1919	located within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61
1920	shall be transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales
1921	Tax Clearing Trust Fund. Beginning July 1, 2003, the amount to
1922	be transferred pursuant to this subparagraph to the Local
1923	Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund shall be
1924	reduced by 0.1 percent, and the department shall distribute this
1925	amount to the Public Employees Relations Commission Trust Fund
1926	less $5,000 each month, which shall be added to the amount
1927	calculated in subparagraph 4. and distributed accordingly.
1928	4.  After the distribution under subparagraphs 1., 2., and
1929	3., 0.095 percent shall be transferred to the Local Government
1930	Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and distributed pursuant
1931	to s. 218.65.
1932	5.  After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3.,
1933	and 4., 2.0440 percent of the available proceeds pursuant to
1934	this paragraph shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue
1935	Sharing Trust Fund for Counties pursuant to s. 218.215.
1936	6.  After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., 3.,
1937	and 4., 1.3409 percent of the available proceeds pursuant to
1938	this paragraph shall be transferred monthly to the Revenue
1939	Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities pursuant to s. 218.215. If
1940	the total revenue to be distributed pursuant to this
1941	subparagraph is at least as great as the amount due from the
1942	Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the former
1943	Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year
1944	1999-2000, no municipality shall receive less than the amount
1945	due from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and
1946	the former Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state
1947	fiscal year 1999-2000. If the total proceeds to be distributed
1948	are less than the amount received in combination from the
1949	Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the former
1950	Municipal Financial Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year
1951	1999-2000, each municipality shall receive an amount
1952	proportionate to the amount it was due in state fiscal year
1953	1999-2000.
1954	7.  Of the remaining proceeds:
1955	a.  In each fiscal year, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be
1956	divided into as many equal parts as there are counties in the
1957	state, and one part shall be distributed to each county. The
1958	distribution among the several counties shall begin each fiscal
1959	year on or before January 5th and shall continue monthly for a
1960	total of 4 months. If a local or special law required that any
1961	moneys accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the
1962	then-existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the
1963	district school board, special district, or a municipal
1964	government, such payment shall continue until such time that the
1965	local or special law is amended or repealed. The state covenants
1966	with holders of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness
1967	issued by local governments, special districts, or district
1968	school boards prior to July 1, 2000, that it is not the intent
1969	of this subparagraph to adversely affect the rights of those
1970	holders or relieve local governments, special districts, or
1971	district school boards of the duty to meet their obligations as
1972	a result of previous pledges or assignments or trusts entered
1973	into which obligated funds received from the distribution to
1974	county governments under then-existing s. 550.135. This
1975	distribution specifically is in lieu of funds distributed under
1976	s. 550.135 prior to July 1, 2000.
1977	b.  The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly
1978	pursuant to s. 288.1162 to each applicant that has been
1979	certified as a "facility for a new professional sports
1980	franchise" or a "facility for a retained professional sports
1981	franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162. Up to $41,667 shall be
1982	distributed monthly by the department to each applicant that has
1983	been certified as a "facility for a retained spring training
1984	franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162; however, not more than
1985	$208,335 may be distributed monthly in the aggregate to all
1986	certified facilities for a retained spring training franchise.
1987	Distributions shall begin 60 days following such certification
1988	and shall continue for not more than 30 years. Nothing contained
1989	in this paragraph shall be construed to allow an applicant
1990	certified pursuant to s. 288.1162 to receive more in
1991	distributions than actually expended by the applicant for the
1992	public purposes provided for in s. 288.1162(6). However, a
1993	certified applicant is entitled to receive distributions up to
1994	the maximum amount allowable and undistributed under this
1995	section for additional renovations and improvements to the
1996	facility for the franchise without additional certification.
1997	c.  Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of
1998	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of
1999	Revenue that an applicant has been certified as the professional
2000	golf hall of fame pursuant to s. 288.1168 and is open to the
2001	public, $166,667 shall be distributed monthly, for up to 300
2002	months, to the applicant.
2003	d.  Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of
2004	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of
2005	Revenue that the applicant has been certified as the
2006	International Game Fish Association World Center facility
2007	pursuant to s. 288.1169, and the facility is open to the public,
2008	$83,333 shall be distributed monthly, for up to 168 months, to
2009	the applicant. This distribution is subject to reduction
2010	pursuant to s. 288.1169. A lump sum payment of $999,996 shall be
2011	made, after certification and before July 1, 2000.
2012	e.  Each dealer conducting business at a fixed location at
2013	the John F. Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Air Force
2014	Station, pursuant to a contract with the National Aeronautics
2015	and Space Administration or pursuant to a subcontract to such
2016	contract, shall file with the department a separate monthly
2017	report with segregated tax information regarding taxes collected
2018	on sales, admissions, tours, leases, and licenses taxable under
2019	this chapter. The dealer shall simultaneously file a copy of the
2020	report with the Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation, all of
2021	which is subject to the same confidentiality provisions as are
2022	applicable to returns and information filed with the department
2023	under s. 213.053. Each month, and no later than 30 days after
2024	collection, the department shall distribute to the Florida
2025	Aerospace Finance Corporation account created pursuant to s.
2026	331.415 an amount equal to the proceeds collected by the
2027	department as shown by the returns required by this sub-
2028	subparagraph. However, the monthly distributions may not include
2029	proceeds of discretionary surtaxes due under this chapter. This
2030	sub-subparagraph does not affect any dealer's liability for
2031	other taxes imposed by and under this chapter.
2032	8.  All other proceeds shall remain with the General
2033	Revenue Fund.
2034	Section 58.  Subsection (7) of section 288.063, Florida
2035	Statutes, is amended to read:
2036	288.063  Contracts for transportation projects.--
2037	(7)  For the purpose of this section, Space Florida the
2038	Florida Space Authority may serve as the local government or as
2039	the contracting agency for transportation projects within
2040	spaceport territory as defined by s. 331.304.
2041	Section 59.  Subsection (1) of section 288.075, Florida
2042	Statutes, is amended to read:
2043	288.075  Confidentiality of records.--
2044	(1)  As used in this section, the term "economic
2045	development agency" means the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
2046	Economic Development, any industrial development authority
2047	created in accordance with part III of chapter 159 or by special
2048	law, Space Florida the Florida Space Authority created in part
2049	II of chapter 331, the Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation
2050	created in part III of chapter 331, the public economic
2051	development agency of a county or municipality, or any research
2052	and development authority created in accordance with part V of
2053	chapter 159. The term also includes any private agency, person,
2054	partnership, corporation, or business entity when authorized by
2055	the state, a municipality, or a county to promote the general
2056	business interests or industrial interests of the state or that
2057	municipality or county.
2058	Section 60.  Subsection (2) of section 288.35, Florida
2059	Statutes, is amended to read:
2060	288.35  Definitions.--The following terms, wherever used or
2061	referred to in this part, shall have the following meanings:
2062	(2)  "Government agency" means the state or any county or
2063	political subdivision thereof; any state agency; any
2064	consolidated government of a county, and some or all of the
2065	municipalities located within said county; any chartered
2066	municipality in the state; and any of the institutions of such
2067	consolidated governments, counties, or municipalities.
2068	Specifically included are airports, port authorities, industrial
2069	authorities, and Space Florida the Florida Space Authority.
2070	Section 61.  Subsection (2) of section 288.9415, Florida
2071	Statutes, is amended to read:
2072	288.9415  International Trade Grants.--
2073	(2)  A county, municipality, economic development council,
2074	Space Florida the Florida Space Authority, or a not-for-profit
2075	association of businesses organized to assist in the promotion
2076	of international trade may apply for a grant of state funds for
2077	the promotion of international trade.
2078	Section 62.  Section 1004.86, Florida Statutes, is created
2079	to read:
2080	1004.86  Florida Center for Mathematics and Science
2081	Education Research.--
2082	(1)  The Department of Education, in conjunction with the
2083	Florida Space Research Institute, shall establish at a state
2084	university the Florida Center for Mathematics and Science
2085	Education Research to increase student achievement in
2086	mathematics and science. The center shall:
2087	(a)  Provide technical assistance and support to school
2088	districts and schools in the development and implementation of
2089	mathematics and science instruction.
2090	(b)  Conduct applied research on policy and practices
2091	related to mathematics and science instruction and assessment in
2092	the state.
2093	(c)  Conduct or compile basic research regarding student
2094	acquisition of mathematics and science knowledge and skills.
2095	(d)  Develop comprehensive course frameworks for
2096	mathematics and science courses that emphasize rigor and
2097	relevance at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
2098	(e)  Disseminate information regarding research-based
2099	teaching practices in mathematics and science to teachers and
2100	teacher educators in the state.
2101	(f)  Collect, manage, and report on assessment information
2102	regarding student achievement in mathematics and science.
2103	(g)  Establish partnerships with state universities,
2104	community colleges, and school districts.
2105	(h)  Collaborate with the Florida Center for Reading
2106	Research in order to provide research-based practices that
2107	integrate the teaching of reading within mathematics and
2108	sciences courses.
2109	(2)  The department shall monitor the center through the
2110	Division of K-12 Public Schools.
2111	Section 63.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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