The Florida Senate

290.00678  Enterprise zone designation for rural communities.--An area designated as a rural champion community under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 or a community within a designated rural area of critical economic concern under s. 288.0656 may submit an application to Enterprise Florida, Inc., for review and recommendation to the office for designation as an enterprise zone. The application must be submitted by December 31, 2001. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate enterprise zones under this section. Upon completion of the requirements set out in s. 290.0065(5)(d), the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial effective date of the enterprise zones designated pursuant to this section. Only one community in each county in a rural area of critical economic concern may be designated as an enterprise zone.

History.--s. 22, ch. 2001-201.