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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Rawson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/23/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Exempting Certain Spaceport Information

SB 99

ANALYST Earnest

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Spaceport Authority

Commission on Public Records

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 99 adds a new section to the Spaceport Development Act [Section 58-31-1 NMSA

1978] to exempt from provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act any information

obtained by the Spaceport Authority that is proprietary or related to business relocation or

expansion.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The confidentiality provision is similar to that provided for the Economic Development

Department. According to the Spaceport Authority, such confidentiality provisions are

imperative for economic development agencies.

The Spaceport Authority also notes that the highly technical and challenging commercialization

of personal space flight is competitive, and New Mexico is a front runner with Spaceport

America as the first inland spaceport. Confidentiality with respect to passengers may also be

required by spaceport customers. This bill will allow the authority to engage in business with

customers that must remain confidential as well as allow confidential discussions with

companies who have expressed interest in relocating to New Mexico.

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