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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 481.0069. Spaceport Trust Fund

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section:

(1) “Reusable launch vehicle” means a vehicle intended for repeated use that:

(A) is built to operate in or place a payload into space; or

(B) is a suborbital rocket.

(2) “Spaceport” has the meaning assigned by Section 507.001, Local Government Code.

(b) The spaceport trust fund is created as a trust fund outside the treasury with the comptroller and shall be administered by the office under this section and rules adopted by the office.

(c) The spaceport trust fund consists of money from:

(1) gifts, grants, or donations to the office for the development of spaceport infrastructure; and

(2) any other source designated by the legislature.

(d) Money in the spaceport trust fund may not be spent unless the office certifies to the comptroller that:

(1) a viable business entity has been established that:

(A) has a business plan that demonstrates that the entity has available the financial, managerial, and technical expertise and capability necessary to launch and land a reusable launch vehicle or spacecraft; and

(B) has committed to locating its facilities at a spaceport in this state;

(2) a development corporation for spaceport facilities created under Chapter 507, Local Government Code, has established a development plan for the spaceport project and has demonstrated the financial ability to fund at least 75 percent of the funding required for the project; and

(3) the spaceport or launch operator, if required by federal law, has obtained or applied for the appropriate Federal Aviation Administration license or other appropriate authorization.

(e) Money in the spaceport trust fund may be used only to pay expenditures for the development of infrastructure necessary or useful for establishing a spaceport. The office may contract with a development corporation for spaceport facilities for the infrastructure development.

(f) The office may invest, reinvest, and direct the investment of any available money in the spaceport trust fund. Money in the fund may be invested in the manner that state funds may be invested under Section 404.024.

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