Florida HB 335: Satisfaction of Mortgages

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to spaceport operations; amending s. 2
331.303, F.S.; defining the terms "quintimodal 3
transportation hub" and "spaceport director or 4
commander"; amending s. 331.3051, F.S.; requiring 5
Space Florida to enhance and promote the development 6
and use of quintimodal transportation hubs in this 7
state; creating s. 331.3052, F.S.; providing powers 8
and duties of spaceport operators; providing 9
construction; amending ss. 330.41, 331.310, and 10
692.201, F.S.; conforming cross-references; providing 11
an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Subsections (15) through (17) and (18) through 16
(21) of section 331.303, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 17
subsections (16) through (18) and (20) through (23), 18
respectively, and new subsections (15) and (19) are added to 19
that section to read: 20
331.303 Definitions.— 21
(15) "Quintimodal transportation hub" means a spaceport 22
territory within which interconnected transportation facilities 23
are available to move people or property by means of road, 24
railroad, airport, seaport, and spaceport facilities. 25

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(19) "Spaceport director or commander" means the 26
individual designated by the governing body, agency, or military 27
authority of a spaceport territory to administer the operations, 28
maintenance, safety, and local agreements of that facility. 29
Section 2. Subsections (16) and (17) of section 331.3051, 30
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (17) and (18), 31
respectively, and a new subsection (16) is added to that section 32
to read: 33
331.3051 Duties of Space Florida.—Space Florida shall: 34
(16) In coordination with the Department of 35
Transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and local 36
governments, enhance and promote the development and use of 37
quintimodal transportation hubs in this state. 38
Section 3. Section 331.3052, Florida Statutes, is created 39
to read: 40
331.3052 Powers and duties of spaceport operators.— 41
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, 42
authority over the operational oversight, management, and day-43
to-day administration of each spaceport shall be vested in the 44
spaceport director or commander for that facility. 45
(2) Space Florida shall be responsible for statewide 46
strategic planning, financing, economic development, and 47
intergovernmental coordination, but may not exercise direct 48
control over local operational decisions unless: 49
(a) Specifically requested in writing by the spaceport 50

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director or commander; or 51
(b) Required to comply with applicable federal law or 52
regulation. 53
(3) Each spaceport shall develop and maintain an 54
operational governance plan consistent with Space Florida's 55
statewide strategic plan. Such plan must be submitted annually 56
to Space Florida, but is not subject to approval by Space 57
Florida. 58
(4) Each spaceport shall maintain an updated list of 59
spaceport site readiness development projects consistent with 60
its operational governance plan and with Space Florida's 61
spaceport master plan developed under s. 331.360. Such projects 62
include, but are not limited to, utility and commodity supply 63
extension, transportation infrastructure expansion, 64
environmental reviews, and similar activities that, if 65
completed, will support the future expansion of spaceport 66
operations and related space and hypersonic industry activities 67
including, but not limited to, payload processing, system 68
manufacturing, and testing. Such list must be submitted annually 69
to Space Florida. 70
(5) This section does not diminish Space Florida's 71
authority to finance, lease, or own spaceport facilities or to 72
coordinate economic development initiatives across multiple 73
spaceport territories. 74
Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 75

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330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 76
330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.— 77
(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term: 78
(b) "Critical infrastructure facility" means any of the 79
following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical 80
barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if 81
clearly marked with a sign or signs which indicate that entry is 82
forbidden and which