2024 Florida Statutes
< Back to Statute SearchTitle XXV AVIATION
Chapter 331
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE FACILITIES AND COMMERCE
SECTION 304Spaceport territory.
331.304 Spaceport territory.—The following property shall constitute spaceport territory:
(1) Certain real property located in Brevard County that is included within the 1998 boundaries of Patrick Space Force Base, formerly Patrick Air Force Base; Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, formerly Cape Canaveral Air Force Station; or John F. Kennedy Space Center. The territory consisting of areas within the John F. Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station may be referred to as the “Cape Canaveral Spaceport.”
(2) Certain real property located in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Gulf, and Walton Counties which is included within the 1997 boundaries of Eglin Air Force Base.
(3) Certain real property located in Duval County which is included within the boundaries of Cecil Airport and Cecil Commerce Center.
(4) Real property within the state which is a spaceport licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration, as designated by the board of directors of Space Florida.
(5) Certain real property located in Brevard County which is included within the boundaries of Space Coast Regional Airport, Space Coast Regional Airport Industrial Park, and Spaceport Commerce Park.
(6) Certain real property located in Miami-Dade County which was formerly included within the boundaries of Homestead Air Force Base and is included within the boundaries of Homestead Air Reserve Base or deeded to Miami-Dade County or the City of Homestead. Homestead Air Force Base refers to and includes:
(a) Federal property that is part of Homestead Air Reserve Base; and
(b) Former federal property that was previously part of Homestead Air Force Base and, as of July 1, 2024, or any time thereafter, is deeded to Miami-Dade County or the City of Homestead.
(7) Certain real property located in Bay County which is included within the boundaries of Tyndall Air Force Base.
History.—ss. 4, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192; s. 2, ch. 90-361; s. 3, ch. 99-256; s. 73, ch. 2001-61; s. 13, ch. 2002-183; s. 1, ch. 2012-104; s. 1, ch. 2013-76; s. 12, ch. 2022-183; s. 2, ch. 2024-76.