HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 3225

    Amendment No. 1a (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Community Affairs offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1, between lines 21 and 22 of the bill

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17         Section 2.  Subsection (11) is added to section

18  290.0065, Florida Statutes, to read:

19         290.0065  State designation of enterprise zones.--

20         (11)  Before December 31, 1998, the governing body of a

21  county in which an enterprise zone designated pursuant to

22  paragraph (5)(b) is located may apply to the Office of

23  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to amend the

24  boundaries of the enterprise zone for the purpose of replacing

25  areas not suitable for development.  The Office of Tourism,

26  Trade, and Economic Development shall approve the application

27  if it does not increase the overall size of the enterprise

28  zone.  Except that upon the request of the governing body of a

29  home rule charter county, or any county the government of

30  which has been consolidated with the government of one or more

31  municipalities in accordance with s. 9, Art. VIII of the

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 3225

    Amendment No. 1a (for drafter's use only)





 1  Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of

 2  the State Constitution as revised in 1968 and subsequently

 3  amended, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

 4  Development may amend the boundaries of an area designated as

 5  an enterprise zone upon the receipt of a resolution adopted by

 6  such governing body describing the amended boundaries, so long

 7  as the added area does not increase the overall size of the

 8  expanded zone more than its original size or 20 square miles,

 9  whichever is larger, and is consistent with the categories,

10  criteria, and limitations imposed by s. 290.0055.

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14  And the title is amended as follows:

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17  after the semicolon insert:

18         amending s. 290.0065, F.S.; providing for

19         amendment of the boundaries of an enterprise

20         zone designated pursuant to s. 290.0065(5)(b),

21         F.S., upon application by the county to the

22         Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

23         Development; authorizing the Office of Tourism,

24         Trade, and Economic Development to amend the

25         boundaries of certain enterprise zones upon

26         request from certain counties; providing

27         restrictions; providing for repeal;

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