1. (1) "Committee" means the Spaceport Exploration Committee created in Section 72-10-1302.

2. (2) "Spaceport feasibility study" means a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a spaceport and that includes:

   1. (a) a market analysis that evaluates the demand for space launch services, including potential government, commercial, and international customers and competitors;
   2. (b) an economic impact assessment that analyzes the projected economic benefits of developing a spaceport, including job creation, local business growth, revenue generation, and an analysis of projected customers that could use the spaceport;
   3. (c) a business case that describes how the spaceport could meet customer needs and attract private financing for the spaceport;
   4. (d) detailed cost estimates for construction, operation, and maintenance of a spaceport, including infrastructure, technology, and human resources;
   5. (e) consideration of the activities at the spaceport that the committee identifies the spaceport should support; and
   6. (f) in consultation with the Utah National Guard and the Utah Test and Training Range, an assessment of opportunities to leverage military airspace and infrastructure and uses the military might have for a spaceport.

3. (3) "Spaceport siting assessment" means an assessment that is informed by the results of a spaceport feasibility study to determine potential locations for a spaceport that includes an analysis of:

   1. (a) the extent to which the site can accomplish the spaceport objectives that the committee identifies;
   2. (b) geographic and environmental considerations, including the site's size, location, and environmental impact;
   3. (c) whether the site is remote enough to minimize risk to populated areas and complies with environmental regulations;
   4. (d) infrastructure needs, including existing infrastructure and upgrades needed to support spaceport resources including launchpads, control centers, roads, utilities, and facilities;
   5. (e) potential sources of significant infrastructure upgrades;
   6. (f) accessibility, including consideration for the site's accessibility for transportation and logistics;
   7. (g) connections to major highways, airports, and ports;
   8. (h) regulatory compliance with applicable federal law, including regulations from the Federal Aviation Administration and Environmental Protection Agency;
   9. (i) resources the state may leverage for a particular site, including tax benefits, land ownership, land use authority, and regulatory benefits;
   10. (j) whether the site preserves the viability of the Utah Test and Training Range and all Department of Defense missions in the state;
   11. (k) the existing uses and needs of Utah airspace, including for an international airport in a county of the first class; and
   12. (l) activities that the committee identifies that the spaceport should support.

4. (4) "Supported activities" means the types of activities that could occur at a spaceport including:

   1. (a) satellite launches;
   2. (b) scientific missions;
   3. (c) national defense missions;
   4. (d) commercial space flights;
   5. (e) space exploration;
   6. (f) reentry operations;
   7. (g) space cargo and resupply missions;
   8. (h) space tourism; and
   9. (i) space industry research and development.

Amended by Chapter 57, 2026 General Session