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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Government Code - GOV |
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Title 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
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Division 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT |
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Part 4.7. BUSINESS AND TOURISM |
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Chapter 5. Space Enterprise Development Act |
Section 13999.3.
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(a) The California Spaceport Authority shall designate spaceports for the operation of launch sites or reentry sites.
(b) Any city, county, city and county, special district, joint powers authority, or private entity, as appropriate, may apply to the authority for designation as a spaceport.
(c) (1) The application described in subdivision (b) shall require at least the following information to be submitted to the authority:
(A) A written notice of intent to apply for a federal launch site operator's license from the United States Secretary of Transportation under the authority of the Commercial Space Launch Act (49 U.S.C. Sec. 70101 and following), to be received by the authority no later than 60 days prior to the submission of the application to the United States Secretary of Transportation.
(B) A copy of the perfected application submitted to the United States Secretary of Transportation for a federal launch site operator's license.
(C) A written notice of acceptance or denial by the United States Secretary of Transportation for a federal launch site operator's license. If acceptance is granted, a copy of the license shall be included in the written notice.
(2) This subdivision shall not apply to any launch site operator who is federally licensed on or before January 1, 2001.
(d) The authority shall withdraw spaceport designation upon receipt of notice from the Federal Aviation Administration that the launch site operator of the spaceport no longer meets safety requirements or that safety deficiencies in the spaceport have remained uncorrected for a reasonable period of time after being identified.