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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 331 - Aviation and Aerospace Facilities and Commerce › Part II - Space Florida (Ss. 331.301-331.371) › 331.354 - Tax exemption.

331.354 Tax exemption.—The exercise of the powers granted by this act in all respects shall be for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their industry and prosperity, for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and for the provision of gainful employment and shall constitute the performance of essential public functions. Space Florida is not required to pay any taxes on any project or any other property owned by Space Florida under this act or upon the income therefrom. The bonds issued under this act or upon the income therefrom (including any profit made on the sale thereof), and all notes, mortgages, security agreements, letters of credit, or other instruments which arise out of or are given to secure the repayment of bonds issued in connection with a project financed under this act, shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any local unit, political subdivision, or other instrumentality of the state. This section, however, does not exempt from taxation or assessments the leasehold interest of a lessee in any project or any other property or interest owned by the lessee. The exemption granted by this section is not applicable to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations.
History.—s. 8, ch. 91-265; s. 46, ch. 2006-60.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 331 - Aviation and Aerospace Facilities and Commerce › Part II - Space Florida (Ss. 331.301-331.371) › 331.355 - Use of name; ownership rights to intellectual property.

331.355 Use of name; ownership rights to intellectual property.—
(1)(a) The corporate name of a corporation incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state, or the name of any person or business entity transacting business in this state, may not use the words “Space Florida,” “Florida Space Authority,” “Florida Aerospace Finance Corporation,” “Florida Space Research Institute,” “spaceport Florida,” or “Florida spaceport” in its name unless the Space Florida board of directors gives written approval for such use.
(b) The Department of State may dissolve, pursuant to s. 607.1420, any corporation that violates paragraph (a).
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 286, the legal title and every right, interest, claim, or demand of any kind in and to any patent, trademark, copyright, certification mark, or other right acquired under the patent and trademark laws of the United States or this state or any foreign country, or the application for the same, as is owned or held, acquired, or developed by Space Florida, under the authority and directions given it by this part, is vested in Space Florida for the use, benefit, and purposes provided in this part. Space Florida is vested with and is authorized to exercise any and all of the normal incidents of such ownership, including the receipt and disposition of royalties. Any sums received as royalties from any such rights are hereby appropriated to Space Florida for any and all of the purposes and uses provided in this part.
History.—s. 1, ch. 92-93; s. 47, ch. 2006-60; s. 286, ch. 2019-90.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 331 - Aviation and Aerospace Facilities and Commerce › Part II - Space Florida (Ss. 331.301-331.371) › 331.360 - Joint participation agreement or assistance; spaceport master plan.

331.360 Joint participation agreement or assistance; spaceport master plan.—
(1) It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility of the Department of Transportation to promote the further development and improvement of aerospace transportation facilities; to address intermodal requirements and impacts of the launch ranges, spaceports, and other space transportation facilities; to assist in the development of joint-use facilities and technology that support aviation and aerospace operations; to coordinate and cooperate in the development of spaceport infrastructure and related transportation facilities contained in the Strategic Intermodal System Plan; to encourage, where appropriate, the cooperation and integration of airports and spaceports in order to meet transportation-related needs; and to facilitate and promote cooperative efforts between federal and state government entities to improve space transportation capacity and efficiency. In carrying out this duty and responsibility, the department may assist and advise, cooperate with, and coordinate with federal, state, local, or private organizations and individuals. The department may administratively house its space transportation responsibilities within an existing division or office.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Transportation may enter into a joint participation agreement with, or otherwise assist, Space Florida as necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter and may allocate funds for such purposes in its 5-year work program. However, the department may not fund the administrative or operational costs of Space Florida.
(3) Space Florida shall develop a spaceport master plan for expansion and modernization of space transportation facilities within spaceport territories as defined in s. 331.303. The plan shall contain recommended projects to meet current and future commercial, national, and state space transportation requirements. Space Florida shall submit the plan to any appropriate metropolitan planning organization for review of intermodal impacts. Space Florida shall submit the spaceport master plan to the Department of Transportation, and such plan may be included within the department’s 5-year work program of qualifying aerospace discretionary capacity improvement under subsection (4). The plan shall identify appropriate funding levels and include recommendations on appropriate sources of revenue that may be developed to contribute to the State Transportation Trust Fund.
(4) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the department may participate in the capital cost of eligible spaceport discretionary capacity improvement projects. The annual legislative budget request shall be based on the proposed funding requested for approved spaceport discretionary capacity improvement projects.
History.—s. 65, ch. 93-164; s. 4, ch. 99-256; s. 17, ch. 2002-183; s. 48, ch. 2006-60.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 331 - Aviation and Aerospace Facilities and Commerce › Part II - Space Florida (Ss. 331.301-331.371) › 331.369 - Space Industry Workforce Initiative.

331.369 Space Industry Workforce Initiative.—
(1) The Legislature finds that the aerospace industry is critical to the economic future of the state and that the competitiveness of the industry in the state depends upon the development and maintenance of a qualified workforce. The Legislature further finds that the aerospace industry in this state has diverse and complex workforce needs, including, but not limited to, the need for qualified entry-level workers, the need to upgrade the skills of technician-level incumbent workers, and the need to ensure continuing education opportunities for workers with advanced educational degrees. It is the intent of the Legislature to support programs designed to address the workforce development needs of the aerospace industry in this state.
(2) CareerSource Florida, Inc., shall coordinate development of a Space Industry Workforce Initiative in partnership with Space Florida, public and private universities, community colleges, and other training providers approved by the board. The purpose of the initiative is to use or revise existing programs and to develop innovative new programs to address the workforce needs of the aerospace industry.
(3) The initiative shall emphasize:
(a) Curricula content and timeframes developed with industry participation and endorsed by the industry;
(b) Programs that certify persons completing training as meeting industry-approved standards or competencies;
(c) Use of distance-learning and computer-based training modules as appropriate and feasible;
(d) Industry solicitation of public and private universities to develop continuing education programs at the master’s and doctoral levels;
(e) Agreements with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to replicate on a national level successful training programs developed through the initiative; and
(f) Leveraging of state and federal workforce funds.
(4) CareerSource Florida, Inc., with the assistance of Space Florida, shall convene representatives from the aerospace industry to identify the priority training and education needs of the industry and to appoint a team to design programs to meet the priority needs.
(5) The state board as defined in s. 445.002, as part of its statutorily prescribed annual report to the Legislature, shall provide recommendations for policies, programs, and funding to enhance the workforce needs of the aerospace industry.
History.—s. 11, ch. 2000-290; s. 49, ch. 2006-60; s. 18, ch. 2011-213; s. 13, ch. 2015-98; s. 33, ch. 2020-30.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 331 - Aviation and Aerospace Facilities and Commerce › Part II - Space Florida (Ss. 331.301-331.371) › 331.370 - Space and aerospace infrastructure.

331.370 Space and aerospace infrastructure.—Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2649 of chapter 2008-152, Laws of Florida, for Space and Aerospace Infrastructure to make improvements to Launch Complex 36 on the 45th Space Wing property may also be used by Space Florida for improvements to other launch complexes and space transportation facilities in order to attract new space vehicle testing and launch business to the state; to address intermodal requirements and impacts of the launch ranges, spaceports, and other space transportation facilities; to advance aerospace technology to meet the current and future needs of the United States commercial space transportation industry; and to assist in the development of joint-use facilities and technology that support aviation and aerospace operations, including high-altitude and suborbital flights and range technology development.
History.—s. 48, ch. 2010-147; ss. 34, 73, ch. 2010-153; s. 1, ch. 2010-222; s. 3, ch. 2010-226.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 331 - Aviation and Aerospace Facilities and Commerce › Part II - Space Florida (Ss. 331.301-331.371) › 331.371 - Strategic space infrastructure investment.

331.371 Strategic space infrastructure investment.—In consultation with Space Florida, the Department of Transportation may fund strategic spaceport launch support facilities investment projects, as defined in s. 331.303, at up to 100 percent of the project’s cost if:
(1) Important access and on-spaceport and commercial launch facility capacity improvements are provided;
(2) Capital improvements that strategically position the state to maximize opportunities in international trade are achieved;
(3) Goals of an integrated intermodal transportation system for the state are achieved; and
(4) Feasibility and availability of matching funds through federal, local, or private partners are demonstrated.
History.—s. 17, ch. 2014-218.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 331 - Aviation and Aerospace Facilities and Commerce › Part III - Spaceflight (Ss. 331.501, 331.502) › 331.502 - Recovery of spaceflight assets.

331.502 Recovery of spaceflight assets.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Launch” has the same meaning as provided in 51 U.S.C. s. 50902.
(b) “Law enforcement agency” has the same meaning as provided in s. 908.102.
(c) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10.
(d) “Reentry” has the same meaning as provided in 51 U.S.C. s. 50902.
(e) “Spaceflight activities” and “spaceflight entity” have the same meanings as provided in s. 331.501(1).
(f) “Spaceflight asset” means any item, or any part of an item, owned by a spaceflight entity which is used in spaceflight activities, including crewed and uncrewed capsules, launch vehicles, parachutes and other landing aids, and any ancillary equipment that was attached to the launch vehicle during launch, orbit, or reentry.
(2) A spaceflight entity retains ownership over a spaceflight asset following a launch or reentry, regardless of the physical condition or location of a spaceflight asset, unless or until such time the spaceflight entity expressly indicates its intent to abandon the asset.
(3)(a) A person who locates any item reasonably identifiable as a spaceflight asset must report the description and location of the spaceflight asset to a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location.
(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report under this subsection must make a reasonable effort to identify the owner of the spaceflight asset and promptly notify the owner of any information relevant to the recovery of the spaceflight asset.
(4) The owner of a spaceflight asset may enter private property to recover a spaceflight asset if a law enforcement officer authorizes such entry after determining that exigent circumstances exist. Exigent circumstances may include, but are not limited to, a determination that a failure to timely recover the spaceflight asset may result in an immediate danger to public safety or damage to, or destruction of, the spaceflight asset.
(5) A person may not knowingly appropriate an item reasonably identifiable as a spaceflight asset to his or her own use, or to the use of any other person not entitled to the spaceflight asset, or refuse to surrender a spaceflight asset to a law enforcement officer or the owner upon demand. A person who violates this subsection commits misappropriation of a spaceflight asset, a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A court shall order any person convicted of violating this subsection to pay restitution to the owner of the spaceflight asset if, as a result of the misappropriation of a spaceflight asset, the asset is damaged or cannot be recovered.
(6) This section does not limit liability protection for private property under state or federal law.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-197.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.001 - Aviation; Powers and Duties of the Department of Transportation.

332.001 Aviation; powers and duties of the Department of Transportation.—
(1) It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility of the Department of Transportation to plan airport systems in this state. In carrying out this duty and responsibility, the department may assist and advise, cooperate, and coordinate with the federal, state, local, or private organizations and individuals in planning such systems of airports.
(2) It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility of the Department of Transportation to promote the further development and improvement of air routes, airport facilities, and landing fields and protect their approaches and to stimulate the development of aviation commerce and air facilities. In carrying out this duty and responsibility, the department may advise and cooperate with municipalities, counties, regional authorities, state agencies, appropriate federal agencies, and interested private individuals and groups.
History.—s. 3, ch. 29788, 1955; s. 3, ch. 22821, 1945; s. 11, ch. 29788, 1955; s. 3, ch. 65-178; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 72-186; s. 1, ch. 77-273; s. 7, ch. 88-215.
Note.—Former s. 330.261; subsection (1) former s. 288.03(16); subsection (2) former ss. 288.15(8), 420.06.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.003 - Florida Airport Development and Assistance Act; Short Title.

332.003 Florida Airport Development and Assistance Act; short title.—Sections 332.003-332.007 may be cited as the “Florida Airport Development and Assistance Act.”
History.—s. 257, ch. 84-309; s. 1, ch. 84-320.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.005 - Restrictions on Authority of Department of Transportation.

332.005 Restrictions on authority of Department of Transportation.—This act specifically prohibits the Department of Transportation from regulating commercial air carriers operating within the state pursuant to federal authority and regulations; from participating in or exercising control in the management and operation of a sponsor’s airport, except when officially requested by the sponsor; or from expanding the design or operational capability of the department in the area of airport and aviation consultants’ contract work, other than to provide technical assistance as requested.
History.—s. 258, ch. 84-309; s. 2, ch. 84-320.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.006 - Duties and Responsibilities of the Department of Transportation.

332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Transportation.—The Department of Transportation shall, within the resources provided pursuant to chapter 216:
(1) Provide coordination and assistance for the development of a viable aviation system in this state. To support the system, a statewide aviation system plan shall be developed and periodically updated which summarizes 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year airport and aviation needs within the state. The statewide aviation system plan shall be consistent with the goals of the Florida Transportation Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.155. The statewide aviation system plan shall not preempt local airport master plans adopted in compliance with federal and state requirements.
(2) Advise and assist the Governor in all aviation matters.
(3) Upon request, assist airport sponsors, both financially and technically, in airport master planning.
(4) Upon request, provide financial and technical assistance to public agencies which operate public-use airports by making department personnel and department-owned facilities and equipment available on a cost-reimbursement basis to such agencies for special needs of limited duration. The requirement relating to reimbursement of personnel costs may be waived by the department in those cases in which the assistance provided by its personnel was of a limited nature or duration.
(5) Participate in research and development programs relating to airports.
(6) Administer department participation in the program of aviation and airport grants as provided for in ss. 332.003-332.007.
(7) Develop, promote, and distribute supporting information and educational services.
(8) Encourage the maximum allocation of federal funds to local airport projects in this state.
(9) Support the development of land located within the boundaries of airports for the purpose of industrial or other uses compatible with airport operations with the objective of assisting airports in this state to become fiscally self-supporting. Such assistance may include providing state moneys on a matching basis to airport sponsors for capital improvements, including, but not limited to, fixed-base operation facilities, parking areas, industrial park utility systems, and road and rail transportation systems which are on airport property.
History.—s. 260, ch. 84-309; s. 4, ch. 84-320; s. 3, ch. 85-180; s. 67, ch. 90-136; s. 17, ch. 94-237; s. 17, ch. 95-257.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.009 - Limitation on Operation of Chapter.

332.009 Limitation on operation of chapter.—Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize expenditure of aviation fuel tax revenues on space transportation projects. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the department’s authority under s. 331.360.
History.—s. 5, ch. 99-256.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.01 - Airport Law; Definitions.

332.01 Airport law; definitions.—The following words, terms, and phrases shall in ss. 332.01-332.12 have the meanings herein given, unless otherwise specifically defined, or unless another intention clearly appears, or the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Municipality” means any county, city, village, or town of this state.
(2) “Airport purposes” means and includes airport, restricted landing area, and other air navigation facility purposes.
(3) “Airport” means any area, of land or water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft, or for receiving and discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for access to airport facilities, airport buildings, or other airport facilities, and all appurtenant rights-of-way, whether heretofore or hereafter established.
(4) “Air navigation facility” means any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including airports, restricted landing areas, and any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, marks, communicating systems, or other instrumentalities or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the safe taking off, navigation, and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport, or restricted landing area, and any combination of any or all of such facilities.
(5) “Air navigation” means the operation or navigation of aircraft in the airspace over this state, or upon any airport or restricted landing area within this state.
(6) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.
History.—s. 1, ch. 22846, 1945; s. 69, ch. 90-136.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.03 - Establishment of Airports, etc., Declared Public Power.

332.03 Establishment of airports, etc., declared public power.—The acquisition of any lands for the purpose of establishing airports or other air navigation facilities; the acquisition of airport protection privileges; the acquisition, establishment, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, and operation of airports and other air navigation facilities; and the exercise of any other powers herein granted to municipalities are hereby declared to be public, governmental, and municipal functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters of public necessity; and such lands and other property, easements, and privileges acquired and used by such municipalities in the manner and for the purposes enumerated in ss. 332.01-332.12 shall be and are hereby declared to be acquired and used for public, governmental, and municipal purposes and as a matter of public necessity.
History.—s. 3, ch. 22846, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.06 - Preliminary Costs and Expenses.

332.06 Preliminary costs and expenses.—
(1) The cost of investigation, surveying, planning, acquiring, establishing, constructing, enlarging, or improving or equipping airports and other air navigation facilities, and the sites therefor, including structures and other property incidental to their operation, in accordance with the provisions of ss. 332.01-332.12, may be paid for by appropriation of moneys available therefor, or wholly or partly from the proceeds of bonds of the municipality, as the governing body of the municipality shall determine.
(2) The word “cost” includes awards in condemnation proceedings and rentals where an acquisition is by lease, and also includes amounts paid to utility companies for relocation of their wires, poles, and other facilities.
(3) Any bonds to be issued by any municipality pursuant to the provisions of ss. 332.01-332.12 shall be authorized and issued in the manner and within the limitation, except as herein otherwise provided, prescribed by the laws of this state or the charter of the municipality for the issuance and authorization of bonds thereof for public purposes generally; provided, however, that any bonds issued by any municipality under authority of this chapter shall be self-liquidating bonds and shall not be a lien against the general taxing powers of the municipality.
History.—s. 6, ch. 22846, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.07 - Appropriations.

332.07 Appropriations.—The governing bodies having power to appropriate moneys within the municipalities in this state acquiring, establishing, constructing, enlarging, improving, maintaining, equipping, or operating airports and other air navigation facilities under the provisions of ss. 332.01-332.12 are hereby authorized to appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation or otherwise in such municipalities moneys sufficient to carry out therein the provisions of ss. 332.01-332.12.
History.—s. 7, ch. 22846, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.09 - Federal Funds and Aid.

332.09 Federal funds and aid.—A municipality is authorized to accept, receive, and receipt for federal moneys, and other moneys, either public or private, for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, or operation of airports and other air navigation facilities, and sites therefor, and to comply with the provisions of the laws of the United States and any rules and regulations made thereunder for the expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports and other air navigation facilities.
History.—s. 9, ch. 22846, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.11 - Cooperation of Authorities.

332.11 Cooperation of authorities.—It shall be lawful for and full power and authority is hereby conferred upon municipalities in any area of the state to cooperate in the exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon municipalities under the provisions of ss. 332.01-332.12, and such municipalities shall share in such exercise of power and authority equally or upon such other terms as may be mutually agreed upon between said municipalities.
History.—s. 11, ch. 22846, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.115 - Joint Project Agreement With Port District for Transportation Corridor Between Airport and Port Facility.

332.115 Joint project agreement with port district for transportation corridor between airport and port facility.—
(1) An eligible agency may acquire, construct, and operate all equipment, appurtenances, and land necessary to establish, maintain, and operate, or to license others to establish, maintain, operate, or use, a transportation corridor connecting an airport operated by such eligible agency with a port facility, which corridor must be acquired, constructed, and used for the transportation of persons between the airport and the port facility, for the transportation of cargo, and for the location and operation of lines for the transmission of water, electricity, communications, information, petroleum products, products of a public utility (including new technologies of a public utility nature), and materials. However, any such corridor may be established and operated only pursuant to a joint project agreement between an eligible agency as defined in s. 332.004 and a port district as defined in s. 315.02, and such agreement must be approved by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Economic Opportunity. Before the Department of Transportation approves the joint project agreement, that department must review the public purpose and necessity for the corridor pursuant to s. 337.273(5) and must also determine that the proposed corridor is consistent with the Florida Transportation Plan. Before the Department of Economic Opportunity approves the joint project agreement, that department must determine that the proposed corridor is consistent with the applicable local government comprehensive plans. An affected local government may provide its comments regarding the consistency of the proposed corridor with its comprehensive plan to the Department of Economic Opportunity.
(2) Prior to developing a new corridor, the eligible agency, in determining the most feasible corridor, shall give first consideration to existing and available corridors in the public domain.
(3) A transportation corridor established pursuant to this section shall not be considered an aviation project for purposes of state funding, but shall be considered an aviation project for all other purposes.
History.—s. 121, ch. 90-136; s. 29, ch. 90-227; s. 5, ch. 91-142; s. 10, ch. 2000-325; s. 237, ch. 2011-142.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.12 - Airport Law of 1945; Short Title.

332.12 Airport Law of 1945; short title.—Sections 332.01-332.12 may be cited as the “Airport Law of 1945.”
History.—s. 13, ch. 22846, 1945.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 332 - Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities › 332.13 - Multicounty Airport Authorities Created as Independent Special Districts; Noise-Mitigation-Project Fund.

332.13 Multicounty airport authorities created as independent special districts; noise-mitigation-project fund.—Any multicounty airport authority created as an independent special district which is subject to a development-of-regional-impact development order and which has conducted a noise study in accordance with 14 C.F.R. part 150 shall, in fiscal year 2002, establish a noise-mitigation-project fund in an amount of $7.5 million, which shall be increased by another $2.5 million in fiscal year 2004. The moneys in the project fund shall be segregated and expended by the airport authority by December 31, 2006, to the extent necessary to comply with development order commitments to acquire property from or otherwise mitigate property owners adversely affected by the development of regional impact. If moneys are not expended for such purposes by December 31, 2006, the airport authority shall not thereafter amend its development-of-regional-impact development order or commence development of airport infrastructure improvements authorized by such development order until such funds are fully expended for such purposes.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2001-349.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.02 - Airport Hazards and Uses of Land in Airport Vicinities Contrary to Public Interest.

333.02 Airport hazards and uses of land in airport vicinities contrary to public interest.—
(1) It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the taking off, maneuvering, or landing of aircraft, thus tending to destroy or impair the utility of the airport and the public investment therein. It is further found that certain activities and uses of land in the immediate vicinity of airports as enumerated in s. 333.03(2) are not compatible with normal airport operations, and may, if not regulated, also endanger the lives of the participants, adversely affect their health, or otherwise limit the accomplishment of normal activities. Accordingly, it is hereby declared:
(a) That the creation or establishment of an airport hazard and the incompatible use of land in airport vicinities are public nuisances and injure the community served by the airport in question;
(b) That it is therefore necessary in the interest of the public health, public safety, and general welfare that the creation or establishment of airport hazards and incompatible land uses be prevented; and
(c) That this should be accomplished, to the extent legally possible, by the exercise of the police power, without compensation.
(2) It is further declared that the limitation of land uses incompatible with normal airport operations, the prevention of the creation or establishment of airport hazards, and the elimination, removal, alteration, mitigation, or marking and lighting of existing airport hazards are public purposes for which political subdivisions may raise and expend public funds and acquire land or property interests therein, or air rights thereover.
History.—s. 2, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 2, ch. 88-356; s. 71, ch. 90-136.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.04 - Comprehensive Zoning Regulations; Most Stringent to Prevail Where Conflicts Occur.

333.04 Comprehensive zoning regulations; most stringent to prevail where conflicts occur.—
(1) INCORPORATION.—In the event that a political subdivision has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive plan or policy regulating, among other things, the height of buildings, structures, and natural objects, and uses of property, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion thereof may be incorporated in and made a part of such comprehensive plan or policy, and be administered and enforced in connection therewith.
(2) CONFLICT.—In the event of conflict between any airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter and any other regulations applicable to the same area, whether the conflict be with respect to the height of structures or vegetation, the use of land, or any other matter, and whether such regulations were adopted by the political subdivision that adopted the airport zoning regulations or by some other political subdivision, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall govern and prevail.
History.—s. 4, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 4, ch. 2016-209; s. 24, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.05 - Procedure for Adoption of Airport Zoning Regulations.

333.05 Procedure for adoption of airport zoning regulations.—
(1) NOTICE AND HEARING.—Airport zoning regulations may not be adopted, amended, or repealed under this chapter except by action of the legislative body of the political subdivision or affected subdivisions, or the joint board provided in s. 333.03(1)(b)2. by the political subdivisions therein provided and set forth, after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the hearing shall be published at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the political subdivision or subdivisions where the airport zoning regulations are to be adopted, amended, or repealed.
(2) AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION.—Before the initial zoning of any airport area under this chapter, the political subdivision or joint airport zoning board that is to adopt, administer, and enforce the regulations must appoint a commission, to be known as the airport zoning commission, to recommend the boundaries of the various zones to be established and the regulations to be adopted therefor. Such commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings thereon before submitting its final report, and the legislative body of the political subdivision or the joint airport zoning board may not hold its public hearings or take any action until it has received the final report of such commission, and at least 15 days shall elapse between the receipt of the final report of the commission and the hearing to be held by the latter board. If a planning commission, an airport commission, or a comprehensive zoning commission already exists, it may be appointed as the airport zoning commission.
History.—s. 5, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 74, ch. 90-136; s. 23, ch. 90-279; s. 39, ch. 95-143; s. 5, ch. 2016-209; s. 25, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.06 - Airport Zoning Regulation Requirements.

333.06 Airport zoning regulation requirements.—
(1) REASONABLENESS.—All airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall be reasonable and may not impose any requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. In determining what regulations it may adopt, each political subdivision and joint airport zoning board shall consider, among other things, the character of the flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport, the nature of the terrain within the airport hazard area and runway protection zones, the character of the neighborhood, the uses to which the property to be zoned is put and adaptable, and the impact of any new use, activity, or construction on the airport’s operating capability and capacity.
(2) INDEPENDENT JUSTIFICATION.—The purpose of all airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter is to provide both airspace protection and land uses compatible with airport operations. Each aspect of this purpose requires independent justification in order to promote the public interest in safety, health, and general welfare. Specifically, construction in a runway protection zone which does not exceed airspace height restrictions is not conclusive that such use, activity, or construction is compatible with airport operations.
(3) NONCONFORMING USES.—An airport protection zoning regulation adopted under this chapter may not require the removal, lowering, or other change or alteration of any obstruction not conforming to the regulation when adopted or amended, or otherwise interfere with the continuance of any nonconforming use, except as provided in s. 333.07(1) and (3).
(4) ADOPTION OF AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND NOTICE TO AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—An airport master plan shall be prepared by each public-use airport licensed by the department under chapter 330. The authorized entity having responsibility for governing the operation of the airport, when either requesting from or submitting to a state or federal governmental agency with funding or approval jurisdiction a “finding of no significant impact,” an environmental assessment, a site-selection study, an airport master plan, or any amendment to an airport master plan, shall submit simultaneously a copy of said request, submittal, assessment, study, plan, or amendments by certified mail to all affected local governments. As used in this subsection, the term “affected local government” is defined as any municipality or county having jurisdiction over the airport and any municipality or county located within 2 miles of the boundaries of the land subject to the airport master plan.
History.—s. 6, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 75, ch. 90-136; s. 76, ch. 2002-20; s. 6, ch. 2016-209; s. 26, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.09 - Administration of Airport Protection Zoning Regulations.

333.09 Administration of airport protection zoning regulations.—
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—All airport protection zoning regulations adopted under this chapter shall provide for the administration and enforcement of such regulations by the political subdivision or its administrative agency. The duties of any administrative agency designated pursuant to this chapter must include that of hearing and deciding all permits under s. 333.07, as they pertain to such agency, and all other matters under this chapter applying to said agency.
(2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCESS.—
(a) A political subdivision required to adopt airport zoning regulations under this chapter shall provide a process to:
1. Issue or deny permits consistent with s. 333.07.
2. Provide the department with a copy of a complete application consistent with s. 333.025(4).
3. Enforce the issuance or denial of a permit or other determination made by the administrative agency with respect to airport zoning regulations.
(b) If a zoning board or permitting body already exists within a political subdivision, the zoning board or permitting body may implement the airport zoning regulation permitting and appeals processes.
(3) APPEALS.—
(a) A person, a political subdivision or its administrative agency, or a joint airport zoning board that contends a decision made by a political subdivision or its administrative agency is an improper application of airport zoning regulations may use the process established for an appeal.
(b) All appeals taken under this section must be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the political subdivision or its administrative agency, by filing with the entity from which the appeal is taken a notice of appeal specifying the grounds for appeal.
(c) An appeal shall stay all proceedings in the underlying action appealed from, unless the entity from which the appeal is taken certifies pursuant to the rules for appeal that by reason of the facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in its opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. In such cases, proceedings may not be stayed except by order of the political subdivision or its administrative agency on notice to the entity from which the appeal is taken and for good cause shown.
(d) The political subdivision or its administrative agency shall set a reasonable time for the hearing of appeals, give public notice and due notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person, by agent, or by attorney.
(e) The political subdivision or its administrative agency may, in conformity with this chapter, affirm, reverse, or modify the decision on the permit or other determination from which the appeal is taken.
History.—s. 9, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 8, ch. 2016-209; s. 30, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.11 - Judicial Review.

333.11 Judicial review.—
(1) Any person, political subdivision, or joint airport zoning board affected by a decision of a political subdivision or its administrative agency may apply for judicial relief to the circuit court in the judicial circuit where the political subdivision is located within 30 days after rendition of the decision. Review shall be by petition for writ of certiorari, which shall be governed by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(2) The court has exclusive jurisdiction to affirm, reverse, or modify the decision on the permit or other determination from which the appeal is taken and, if appropriate, to order further proceedings by the political subdivision or its administrative agency. The findings of fact by the political subdivision or its administrative agency, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be accepted by the court as conclusive, and an objection to a decision of the political subdivision or its administrative agency may not be considered by the court unless such objection was raised in the underlying proceeding.
(3) If airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter are held by a court to interfere with the use and enjoyment of a particular structure or parcel of land to such an extent, or to be so onerous in their application to such a structure or parcel of land, as to constitute a taking or deprivation of that property in violation of the State Constitution or the Constitution of the United States, such holding shall not affect the application of such regulations to other structures and parcels of land, or such regulations as are not involved in the particular decision.
(4) A judicial appeal to any court may not be permitted under this section until the appellant has exhausted all of its remedies through application for local government permits, exceptions, and appeals.
History.—s. 11, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 43, ch. 63-512; s. 7, ch. 88-356; s. 485, ch. 95-148; s. 9, ch. 2016-209; s. 32, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.12 - Acquisition of Air Rights.

333.12 Acquisition of air rights.—If a nonconforming obstruction is determined to be an airport hazard and the owner will not remove, lower, or otherwise eliminate it; the approach protection necessary cannot, because of constitutional limitations, be provided by airport zoning regulations under this chapter; or it appears advisable that the necessary approach protection be provided by acquisition of property rights rather than by airport zoning regulations, the political subdivision within which the property or nonconforming obstruction is located, or the political subdivision owning or operating the airport or being served by it, may acquire, by purchase, grant, or condemnation in the manner provided by chapter 73, such property, air right, avigation easement, or other estate, portion, or interest in the property or nonconforming obstruction or such interest in the air above such property, in question, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, and in so doing, if by condemnation, to have the right to take immediate possession of the property, interest in property, air right, or other right sought to be condemned, at the time, and in the manner and form, and as authorized by chapter 74. In the case of the purchase of any property, easement, or estate or interest therein or the acquisition of the same by the power of eminent domain, the political subdivision making such purchase or exercising such power shall, in addition to the damages for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, also pay the cost of the removal and relocation of any structure or any public utility that is required to be moved to a new location.
History.—s. 12, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 10, ch. 2016-209; s. 33, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.13 - Enforcement and Remedies.

333.13 Enforcement and remedies.—
(1) Each violation of this chapter or of any airport zoning regulations, orders, or rulings adopted or made pursuant to this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and each day a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) In addition, the political subdivision or agency adopting the airport zoning regulations under this chapter may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction an action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation of this chapter or of airport zoning regulations adopted under this chapter or of any order or ruling made in connection with their administration or enforcement, and the court shall adjudge to the plaintiff such relief, by way of injunction, which may be mandatory, or otherwise, as may be proper under all the facts and circumstances of the case in order to fully effectuate the purposes of this chapter and of the regulations adopted and orders and rulings made pursuant thereto.
(3) The department may institute a civil action for injunctive relief in the appropriate circuit court to prevent violation of any provision of this chapter.
History.—s. 13, ch. 23079, 1945; s. 232, ch. 71-136; s. 5, ch. 75-16; s. 11, ch. 2016-209; s. 34, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXV - Aviation › Chapter 333 - Airport Zoning › 333.135 - Transition Provisions.

333.135 Transition provisions.—
(1) Any airport zoning regulation in effect on July 1, 2016, which includes provisions in conflict with this chapter shall be amended to conform to the requirements of this chapter by July 1, 2017.
(2) Any political subdivision having an airport within its territorial limits which has not adopted airport zoning regulations shall, by July 1, 2017, adopt airport zoning regulations consistent with this chapter.
(3) For those political subdivisions that have not yet adopted airport zoning regulations pursuant to this chapter, the department shall administer the permitting process as provided in s. 333.025.
History.—s. 12, ch. 2016-209; s. 35, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.01 - Florida Transportation Code; Short Title.

334.01 Florida Transportation Code; short title.—Chapters 334-339, 341, 348, and 349 and ss. 332.003-332.007, 351.35, 351.36, 351.37, and 861.011 may be cited as the “Florida Transportation Code.”
History.—s. 168, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 1, ch. 73-59; s. 72, ch. 79-164; s. 6, ch. 84-309.