The authority shall have the power to apply to the Federal Government for a grant allowing the designation of any spaceport territory as a foreign trade zone pursuant to ss. 288.36 and 288.37. However, the designation of any spaceport territory as a foreign trade zone shall not be deemed to authorize an exemption from any tax imposed by the state or by any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof.

History.--ss. 31, 61, ch. 89-300; ss. 7, 8, ch. 90-192.