HOUSE BILL 317

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

Andy Nuñez

FOR THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

AN ACT

RELATING TO TORT CLAIMS; EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF "SPACE FLIGHT ENTITY"; EXTENDING LIMITED LIABILITY TO MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 41-14-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2010, Chapter 8, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "41-14-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Space Flight Informed Consent Act:

          A. "participant" means a space flight participant as that term is defined in 49 U.S.C. Section 70102;

          B. "space flight activities" means launch services or reentry services as those terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. Section 70102; and

          C. "space flight entity" means a public or private entity holding, [a United States federal aviation administration launch, reentry, operator or launch site license for space flight activities] either directly or through a corporate subsidiary or parent, a license, permit or other authorization issued by the United States federal aviation administration pursuant to the federal Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, including, but not limited to, a safety approval and a payload determination. "Space flight entity" includes any manufacturer or supplier of components, services or vehicles that have been reviewed by the United States federal aviation administration as part of issuing such a license, permit or authorization."

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