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Florida Senate - 2014                                Committee       Amendment
SB7090                                                  ATD              36


The Committee on Appropriations (Galvano) recommended the following 
amendment:

Section: 06              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 287             Allocates $500,000 of nonrecurring funds from the 
                         State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust 
Spec App: 2263           Fund in the Department of Economic Opportunity to 
                         Space Florida for the Florida Institute of 
                         Technology to conduct research regarding an 
                         efficient commercial space transportation system.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Strategic Business Development
        Strategic Business Development  40400100

        In Section 06  On Page 287
2263    Special Categories  108445
        Grants And Aids - Space Florida  IOEB

   2041   State Economic Enhancement And          15,000,000     15,000,000
          Development Trust Fund
       CA 0  

At the end of existing proviso language, following Specific 
Appropriation 2263, INSERT:

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 2263, $500,000 of nonrecurring 
funds from the State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund 
shall be allocated to the Florida Institute for Technology which serves 
as the administrative lead for the Federal Aviation Administration's 
Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation. These funds 
must be used by the Florida Institute for Technology to conduct research 
at the institute and at other Florida universities which are core 
members of the center. The focus of this research shall be on assuring a 
safe, environmentally compatible, and efficient commercial space 

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transportation system, and supporting Space Florida's efforts to 
repurpose the Shuttle Runway Facility into a multi-user commercial 
spaceport facility.  
















































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