Video & Transcript Research : 'spaceports'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity to present HCR35. to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports
- I note that there are at least two other operational spaceports in Texas.
- What is the posture of those two spaceports with regard to? to tax-exempt private activity bonds.
- Spaceports serve a similar role. I don't have the exact answer for your question, ma'am.
- I know that there is a spaceport in Houston and a spaceport in Midland, both with launch capabilities
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TX
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concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to hand you the because I have one witness on my bill related to designating spaceports that
- Chairman, spaceports are a vital part of the Texas economy, with the commercial space industry employing
- Entering an economic impact worth tens of billions, spaceports also play a pivotal role when it comes
- SB 1198 would add spaceports to this list. of designated critical infrastructure facilities.
- I would, I believe so as long as it's classified as a spaceport, it's in the space industry. apply to
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concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting
TX
Keywords:
concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting
TX
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TX
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regulatory reform, state agencies, efficiency, rulemaking, judicial review, SB 217, Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program, Texas Historical Commission, Freedmen's cemetery, freed slave burial site, cemetery designation, historic cemetery, African American history, Black cemetery, burial grounds, cemetery preservation, historical marker, medallion, property owner notice, adjacent landowners
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:32 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- But the Spaceport is changing dramatically.
- They launched at the Spaceport.
- Biggest fan of Spaceport that's here today.
- But I don't think you shut down the Spaceport.
- How does the Department or the Spaceport compare to how our Spaceport is competing or stays ahead of
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Sep 9th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We are also now well known in the commercial spaceport sector as a successful inland commercial spaceport
- New Mexico without the Spaceport.
- Spaceport, we're also...
- Of the impact for the Spaceport.
- So Midland has a spaceport.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 12th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, spaceports that are considered commercial spaceports. by the FAA, that's what we are.
- I list some important dates of the spaceport.
- So part of what makes us unique as a spaceport when you go back and look at the other spaceports is that
- They sneak out to Spaceport and watch, but it's a pretty cool thing to be able to do at Spaceport.
- The public wants to make it; you want a Spaceport or you don't want a Spaceport.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- of the primary benefit of the Spaceport goes to the two counties.
- I'm a single member of the Spaceport Tax District and just speaking on.
- By the Spaceport for the county. Madam Chair, I'll refer to my expert.
- That's the Spaceport Authority under the Spaceport Development Act.
- I know that the Regional Spaceport District Act sunsets in 2029.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Jan 20th, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Transportation Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- If you guys have been out to Burns Flat in the spaceport and have seen, we've got a couple of radars
- They also want to do testing out of the spaceport. So this is to complete that cycle.
- The same thing is true for the spaceport.
- We don't have, you know, we're not close to the spaceport.
- We're an hour and a half hours drive from the spaceport. How can I help space in Oklahoma?
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 20, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- There are three spaceports and seven spaceport territories currently.
- The biggest thing that we've been told is these different spaceports or spaceport territories are operating
- I do remember that we just does need some territory in Homestead for spaceport operations.
- And the second thing is Spaceport would like an itemized list from the spaceports, kind of laying out
- And the second thing is spaceport would like 400 an itemized list from the spaceports kind of laying
Summary:
The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee met to consider several bills, beginning with HB 335 by Representative Kendall, which sought to recognize space as a fifth mode of transportation, give voting rights to ex officio Space Florida board members, and reduce what the sponsor described as unnecessary state oversight of spaceport operations. The bill was presented as a response to feedback from NASA, Space Force, and other federal partners about clarifying the state’s role at federally owned facilities like Kennedy Space Center. Members raised questions about terminology, authority over federal property, and the role of Space Florida; the sponsor said an amendment would remove the voting-rights provision and instead require spaceports to provide an annual list of shovel-ready projects. The amendment was adopted, and HB 335 passed favorably.
The committee then unanimously passed HB 885, which designates a road in Baker County near the courthouse in honor of former Representative and Judge John Cruz, and HB 403, which names a portion of the road leading into NAS Pensacola as Warriors Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Pensacola attack and the broader naval community there. Both bills drew brief supportive remarks and no opposition. The committee also considered HB 25, a bridge designation for Coach Wilks, a longtime local basketball coach, and adopted a Senate amendment adding the Dickey Betts Memorial Highway designation on U.S. 41 in Sarasota County. HB 25, as amended, passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with adjournment after all measures on the agenda were reported favorably.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- having an air taxi to take me to the spaceport.
- A city of Albuquerque, and hopefully the spaceport, that may be doing some work at Spaceport America
- The spaceport, the thing is being site-ready.
- How responsible is the Spaceport for that?
- Spaceport to make sure that we're meeting the obligation to the ranchers, but still allowing the Spaceport
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Kiko Donchev, Vice President of Launch with SpaceX, on activities and spaceport operations.
- Think about it like an airport, except it's a spaceport. We've got assets in the ocean.
- The other part is what we call our spaceport authority.
- The other part is what we call our spaceport authority.
- in tax-exempt bond legislation, so airports, seaports, and then spaceports.
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on Florida’s space economy and related infrastructure. SpaceX Vice President Kiko Donchev described the company’s Florida operations, launch cadence, reusable rocket program, Starlink service, and plans for future Starship activity at the Cape. Senators asked about Florida employment, expansion plans, satellite lifetimes, disaster-relief uses of Starlink, and recreational connectivity; members also praised SpaceX’s hurricane response and broader public benefits. Donchev said SpaceX’s Florida workforce has grown to about 1,600 and that the company hopes to add Starship pads and continue expanding in the state.
The committee then recognized Commander Dennis Baker for his military service and veteran advocacy, including his leadership of the Florida Veterans Foundation, grant work, the Walk of Honor, and the Gadsden Flag license plate program. Members highlighted that revenue from the plate helps fund veterans’ dental care and noted upcoming dental services for veterans in Volusia County. Baker received a flag flown over the Capitol and a framed gubernatorial proclamation.
Newview CEO Clint Grumman presented the company’s commercial satellite LiDAR mapping system, describing its Lake Nona headquarters, Florida ownership, planned jobs, and applications for infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response. He said the company’s satellite data could improve accuracy and lower costs, and noted partnerships including a Department of Defense contract and a European Space Agency moon-mapping effort. Space Florida then outlined its role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority, emphasizing its pipeline of projects, spaceport improvement program, workforce academy, and efforts to address infrastructure constraints and seek tax-exempt bond authority for spaceports. NASA’s Kelvin Manning closed with an update on Kennedy Space Center, highlighting Artemis progress, rising launch demand, commercial partnerships, economic impact, and the Florida University Space Research Consortium. No bills were voted on, and the meeting adjourned after comments from members.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026 at 02:54 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, I'm just curious: how many spaceports, how many states in the United States have spaceports
- It is, I think, at our... well, Spaceport America is the first commercially built spaceport.
- We see Arizona looking at a spaceport. We're seeing Utah starting to look at a spaceport.
- And it gives us, I guess my question is, is there any other spaceport, commercial spaceport, not a military
- Madam Chair, yes, absolutely the Spaceport.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 12, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have what we'd like to call a spaceport authority role.
- A lot of that is intent, is directly derived from our spaceport in the world's busiest spaceport here
- And then you think of a spaceport like you would an airport or a seaport.
- So we've done some of that early planning specifically for the spaceport.
- side specifically between the environment around the spaceport and the spaceport itself.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard first from Space Florida President and CEO Robert Long, who described the agency’s role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority and spaceport authority. He reported a pipeline of about 187 projects, nearly $7 billion in potential private investment, and roughly 8,000 potential jobs, with 161 projects in the fiscal-year pipeline, up about 30% from the prior year. Long said Space Florida is focusing on workforce development through its Space Florida Academy with 23 school districts, and on target markets including advanced air mobility/eVTOL, flight simulation, and satellite manufacturing. Members asked about infrastructure, federal-state coordination, LNG planning, environmental mitigation, workforce, and how the Legislature’s recent $5 million recurring increase is being used; Long said the funds are mainly supporting staffing, contracted services, and IT improvements to handle growth and move projects through faster.
The panel then heard from Blue Origin, Leonardo (through LSN Partners), and Lone Star Data Holdings. Blue Origin said its Florida manufacturing and launch operations have grown far beyond initial commitments, with more than $3 billion invested and over 3,000 employees in the state, and emphasized the need for roads, water, wastewater, and other launch-site infrastructure as launch cadence increases. Leonardo highlighted its TH-73A Navy helicopter program in Milton and a new 70,000-square-foot maintenance facility at Whiting Aviation Park, crediting state, local, and federal partners and noting future potential for its AW-609 tiltrotor aircraft. Lone Star Data Holdings described its satellite-based data storage and disaster-recovery business, said Florida was its first customer, and urged the state to use Florida as a pilot project for protecting data and expanding space-based data infrastructure.
Members repeatedly focused on what the state should do next, and the panel’s main answer was continued investment in infrastructure and long-term planning. Specific needs mentioned included road widening, traffic signals, fire suppression, water pressure, wastewater capacity, power, transportation links, environmental mitigation, and LNG-related planning at the spaceport. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the meeting, and the session ended after member questions and comments with a motion to rise and adjourn.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- One at pad 40 on the space Sport, Cape Canaveral, spaceport station.
- We have a much, much spaceport improvement program.
- And this We have a much, much spaceport improvement program.
- Our the Florida delegation in DC is to include spaceport and tax exempt bond legislation.
- bonds spaceport.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:14 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we begin the story of the spaceport.
- We should do better at the spaceport.
- They are actually leasing space at the spaceport.
- If we can change the mission of the spaceport for...
- We've subsidized a spaceport for a history of over 10 years since I've been here.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Nov 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Anna Spencer, Government Relations with Blue Origin, on Activities and Spaceport Operations.
- Anna Spencer, Government Relations with Blue Origin, on activities and spaceport operations.
- I mentioned earlier our investment in the Florida spaceport system.
- Secondly, to enhance the KSC spaceport.
- There's no program called a spaceport in Kennedy Space Center, right?
Summary:
The committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and heard a series of presentations focused on Florida’s space and aerospace industry. Blue Origin’s Anna Spencer described the company’s Florida operations at Rocket Park, including New Glenn manufacturing and launch activities, Blue Moon lunar lander work, workforce development, and recent booster recovery and launch milestones. Amazon’s Beth Cooley presented an update on Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), outlining the satellite broadband network, customer terminals, dark skies mitigation efforts, Florida facilities and jobs, and launch plans; members asked about RV/mobile applications, satellite counts, and the role of fiber, but no action was taken. Starcatcher Industries CEO Andrew Rush then described his company’s effort to create an orbital energy grid that beams power to satellites to extend mission life and increase available power, citing demonstrations in Jacksonville and Cape Canaveral and plans for a first satellite launch next year.
Space Florida CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace sector, citing billions in private investment, hundreds of projects in the pipeline, the leverage of state spaceport funding, workforce and university programs, and the need for additional tools and infrastructure to keep Florida competitive. He emphasized growth in launch activity, manufacturing, research, and military support infrastructure, and said Space Florida would bring forward legislative proposals. Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro delivered the strongest policy message of the meeting, warning that KSC’s aging infrastructure and relatively smaller NASA budget share could cause Florida to lose aerospace leadership to states like Texas unless the state strengthens its partnership, research investment, and infrastructure support. Members questioned her about federal restrictions on commercial investment in common-use infrastructure, the need for more state-federal alignment, and how Florida can preserve its role as the launch capital of the world. After the presentations and questions, Senator Burgess moved to adjourn, there was no objection, and the committee adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr-Sub-General Government and Transportation Afternoon Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, that's just one of the missions of OSIa, which is the spaceport in western Oklahoma.
- The spaceport had been operating kind of in the red on a regular routine basis.
- To the left in front of the pack is the large MRO that's doing work out at the spaceport.
- We have all of our university partners, WASU, which is all in on the spaceport.
- Eight of those are physically located at the spaceport.