89R3015 SCR-D     By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1198       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the designation of spaceports as critical   infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil   liability.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 424.001, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 424.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "critical   infrastructure facility" has the meaning assigned by Section   423.0045(a)(1-a) and also includes:                (1)  any pipeline transporting oil or gas or the   products or constituents of oil or gas;                (2)  a public or private airport depicted in any   current aeronautical chart published by the Federal Aviation   Administration;                (3)  a military installation owned or operated by or   for the federal government, this state, or another governmental   entity; [and]                (4)  any property or facility that is:                      (A)  used for the launch, landing, or recovery of   spacecraft, as defined by Section 507.001, Local Government Code;   and                      (B)  licensed by the Federal Aviation   Administration or operated by a spaceport development corporation   under Chapter 507, Local Government Code; and                (5)  a property, facility, or pipeline described by   this section that is under construction and all equipment and   appurtenances used during that construction.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.   An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was   committed before that date.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of   this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date   of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the cause of   action accrued, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.