| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Nassau County; creating the Nassau |
| 3 | County targeted job creation zone pilot project; |
| 4 | authorizing Nassau County to designate specified areas as |
| 5 | targeted job creation zones and to implement specified |
| 6 | exceptions, strategies, and incentives; providing for an |
| 7 | alternative process for adoption and review of specified |
| 8 | local government comprehensive plan amendments; providing |
| 9 | for repeal of the pilot project; providing an effective |
| 10 | date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Legislative findings.-Nassau County, based upon |
| 15 | its proximity to a dense urban land area designated county and |
| 16 | the shared border with the State of Georgia, faces unique |
| 17 | economic challenges that severely impact its efforts to grow |
| 18 | existing businesses and industry as well as attract new economic |
| 19 | development. |
| 20 | Section 2. Nassau County targeted job creation zone pilot |
| 21 | project.- |
| 22 | (1) The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners may |
| 23 | designate an area located along a county or state road within a |
| 24 | 2-mile radius of the Interstate Highway System or a Strategic |
| 25 | Intermodal System roadway as a targeted job creation zone. |
| 26 | (a) The targeted job creation zone shall be designated in |
| 27 | the Nassau County Comprehensive Plan. |
| 28 | (b) The targeted job creation zone shall be a |
| 29 | transportation concurrency exception area. |
| 30 | (2) As part of the pilot project, Nassau County may: |
| 31 | (a) Adopt specific transportation alternatives and |
| 32 | strategies within the targeted area for state and county roads |
| 33 | that implement mobility approaches that reduce congestion, |
| 34 | improve the flow of traffic, and achieve a healthy and vibrant |
| 35 | job creation zone, including alternative modes of |
| 36 | transportation. Such alternative transportation strategies shall |
| 37 | be developed with the concurrence of the Department of |
| 38 | Transportation. |
| 39 | (b) Adopt complementary land use recommendations and |
| 40 | transportation strategies that reflect the county's vision plan |
| 41 | for its future. |
| 42 | (c) Designate specific target industries within the county |
| 43 | or municipality. |
| 44 | (d) Create public-private partnerships for the purpose of |
| 45 | funding targeted industry development or expansion. |
| 46 | (3)(a) Nassau County shall follow an alternative state |
| 47 | review process provided in this subsection. |
| 48 | (b) Plan amendments identifying the targeted job creation |
| 49 | zone pilot project and future amendments within the targeted job |
| 50 | creation zone that incorporate provisions relating to subsection |
| 51 | (2) shall follow the alternative state review process in section |
| 52 | 163.32465, Florida Statutes. However, the types of amendments |
| 53 | that are not eligible for the alternative state review process |
| 54 | pursuant to s. 163.32465(3), Florida Statutes, are also not |
| 55 | eligible within the targeted job creation zone pilot project. |
| 56 | (4) The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners shall |
| 57 | amend its comprehensive plan and adopt land development |
| 58 | regulations to implement this section. |
| 59 | (5) This section is repealed July 1, 2017, unless |
| 60 | reenacted by the Legislature. |
| 61 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |