Florida SB 916: School Readiness Program

Bill Text

916 
Spaceport Operations 
2025-12-16T03:39:34Z 
Defining the terms “quintimodal transportation hub” and “spaceport director or commander”; requiring Space Florida, in coordination with specified entities, to enhance and promote the development and use of quintimodal transportation hubs in this state; providing powers and duties of spaceport operators, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 916 

 By Senator Mayfield 

 19-00721B-26 2026916__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to spaceport operations; amending s. 
 3 331.303, F.S.; defining the terms “quintimodal 
 4 transportation hub” and “spaceport director or 
 5 commander”; amending s. 331.3051, F.S.; requiring 
 6 Space Florida, in coordination with specified 
 7 entities, to enhance and promote the development and 
 8 use of quintimodal transportation hubs in this state; 
 9 creating s. 331.3052, F.S.; providing powers and 
 10 duties of spaceport operators; providing construction; 
 11 amending ss. 330.41, 331.310, and 692.201, F.S.; 
 12 conforming cross-references; providing an effective 
 13 date. 
 14 
 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 16 
 17 Section 1. Subsections (15) through (17) and (18) through 
 18 (21) of section 331.303, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 
 19 subsections (16) through (18) and (20) through (23), 
 20 respectively, and new subsections (15) and (19) are added to 
 21 that section to read: 
 22 331.303 Definitions.— 
 23 (15) “Quintimodal transportation hub” means a spaceport 
 24 territory within which interconnected transportation facilities 
 25 are available to move people or property by means of road, 
 26 railroad, airport, seaport, and spaceport facilities. 
 27 (19) “Spaceport director or commander” means the individual 
 28 designated by the governing body, agency, or military authority 
 29 of a spaceport territory to administer the operations, 
 30 maintenance, safety, and local agreements of that facility. 
 31 Section 2. Subsections (16) and (17) of section 331.3051, 
 32 Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (17) and (18), 
 33 respectively, and a new subsection (16) is added to that section 
 34 to read: 
 35 331.3051 Duties of Space Florida.—Space Florida shall: 
 36 (16) In coordination with the Department of Transportation, 
 37 metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments, 
 38 enhance and promote the development and use of quintimodal 
 39 transportation hubs in this state. 
 40 Section 3. Section 331.3052, Florida Statutes, is created 
 41 to read: 
 42 331.3052 Powers and duties of spaceport operators.— 
 43 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, 
 44 authority over the operational oversight, management, and day 
 45 to-day administration of each spaceport shall be vested in the 
 46 spaceport director or commander for that facility. 
 47 (2) Space Florida shall be responsible for statewide 
 48 strategic planning, financing, economic development, and 
 49 intergovernmental coordination, but may not exercise direct 
 50 control over local operational decisions unless: 
 51 (a) Specifically requested in writing by the spaceport 
 52 director or commander; or 
 53 (b) Required to comply with applicable federal law or 
 54 regulation. 
 55 (3) Each spaceport shall develop and maintain an 
 56 operational governance plan consistent with Space Florida’s 
 57 statewide strategic plan. Such plan must be submitted annually 
 58 to Space Florida, but is not subject to approval by Space 
 59 Florida. 
 60 (4) This section does not diminish Space Florida’s 
 61 authority to finance, lease, or own spaceport facilities or to 
 62 coordinate economic development initiatives across multiple 
 63 spaceport territories. 
 64 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 
 65 330.41, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 66 330.41 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act.— 
 67 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this act, the term: 
 68 (b) “Critical infrastructure facility” means any of the 
 69 following, if completely enclosed by a fence or other physical 
 70 barrier that is obviously designed to exclude intruders, or if 
 71 clearly marked with a sign or signs which indicate that entry is 
 72 forbidden and which are posted on the property in a manner 
 73 reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders: 
 74 1. A power generation or transmission facility, substation, 
 75 switching station, or electrical control center. 
 76 2. A chemical or rubber manufacturing or storage facility. 
 77 3. A water intake structure, water treatment facility, 
 78 wastewater treatment plant, or pump station. 
 79 4. A mining facility. 
 80 5. A natural gas or compressed gas compressor station, 
 81 storage facility, or natural gas or compressed gas pipeline. 
 82 6. A liquid natural gas or propane gas terminal or storage 
 83 facility. 
 84 7. Any portion of an aboveground oil or g