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Utah House approves bill to create Spaceport Authority to recruit private launch project
Summary
The Utah House passed HB307 to create a Utah Spaceport Authority under the Department of Transportation to coordinate recruitment of private space-launch projects, citing high-elevation launch advantages; the bill carries a one-time fiscal note and now moves to the Senate calendar.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to create a new Utah Spaceport Authority, passing House Bill 307 on a voice vote after floor debate.
Representative Thomas Hatch, sponsor of the measure, told colleagues the authority would sit under the Department of Transportation and include economic development and community representatives to coordinate recruitment of private launch projects. "Utah is competing to attract Lockheed Martin and their X-33 project,"…
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