Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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| Origin Date: H.B. 3447 and H.B. 3461, 88th Leg., R.S. |
| Issue Date: 2023-09-01 |
| Revised Date: 2025-08-06 |
Fund outside of the state treasury held by the Comptroller and administered by the commission. The fund consists of, gifts, grants, donations, and money from any source designated by the legislature.
Used to provide grants for development of emerging technologies, research, workforce training for any aspect of exploration and space flight. Also for curation of post-mission materials and spaceport infrastructure development. Funds may be used to cover costs incurred under intergovernmental agreements between the commission and another state or the United States.
Grant eligible entities include businesses, nonprofits and government entities involved in space exploration, research, or aeronautics.
| Classification | Group 13: Local Trust [?] |
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| Depository Interest | Retained in fund. |
| Disposition of Balance | Accumulative |
| Appropriation Technique | Not appropriated. |
To view this fund's current revenue and expenditure activity by agency or comptroller object code, visit the following links:
H.B. 5246, 89th Leg., R.S. added new use to cover incurred under intergovernmental agreements.
| USAS Title | SPACE EXPLORATION/AERONAUTICS TRUST FUND |
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| Consolidated Fund | |
| State Fund Group | 13 - LOCAL TRUST |
| USAS Status | A |