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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to enterprise zones; amending

  3         s. 290.00555, F.S.; removing the December 31,

  4         1999, deadline for creation of satellite

  5         enterprise zones by certain municipalities;

  6         authorizing creation of such zones effective

  7         retroactively to that date; providing duties of

  8         the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

  9         Development; providing an application deadline

10         for businesses in such zones eligible for

11         certain sales and use tax incentives; creating

12         s. 290.00694, F.S.; authorizing the Office of

13         Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to

14         designate an enterprise zone in Sarasota County

15         or Sarasota County and the City of Sarasota

16         jointly; providing requirements with respect

17         thereto; creating s. 290.00695, F.S.;

18         authorizing the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

19         Economic Development to designate an enterprise

20         zone in Hernando County or Hernando County and

21         the City of Brooksville jointly; providing

22         requirements with respect thereto; creating s.

23         290.00696, F.S.; authorizing the Office of

24         Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to

25         designate an enterprise zone in Holmes County;

26         providing requirements with respect thereto;

27         creating s. 290.00697, F.S.; authorizing the

28         Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

29         Development to designate an enterprise zone in

30         Calhoun County; providing requirements with

31         respect thereto; creating s. 290.00698, F.S.;


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                                         CS/HB 83, First Engrossed



  1         authorizing the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

  2         Economic Development to designate an enterprise

  3         zone in Okaloosa County; providing requirements

  4         with respect thereto; providing an effective

  5         date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Section 290.00555, Florida Statutes, is

10  amended to read:

11         290.00555  Satellite enterprise zones.--Before December

12  31, 1999, Any municipality an area of which has previously

13  received designation as an enterprise zone in the population

14  category described in s. 290.0065(3)(a)3. may create a

15  satellite enterprise zone not exceeding 1.5 square miles in

16  area outside of and, notwithstanding anything contained in s.

17  290.0055(4), or any other law, in addition to the previously

18  designated enterprise zone boundaries. The Office of Tourism,

19  Trade, and Economic Development shall amend the boundaries of

20  the areas previously designated by any such municipality as

21  enterprise zones upon receipt of a resolution adopted by the

22  municipality describing the satellite enterprise zone areas,

23  as long as the additional areas are consistent with the

24  categories, criteria, and limitations imposed by s. 290.0055.

25  However, the requirements imposed by s. 290.0055(4)(d) do not

26  apply to such satellite enterprise zone areas.

27         Section 2.  Satellite enterprise zones may be created

28  pursuant to s. 290.00555, Florida Statutes, effective

29  retroactively to December 31, 1999. Resolutions adopted to

30  create satellite enterprise zones under this section must be

31  submitted to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic


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  1  Development no later than August 1, 2001. The Office of

  2  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development must amend the

  3  boundaries of previously designated enterprise zones to create

  4  eligible satellite enterprise zones no later than September 1,

  5  2001. Notwithstanding the time limitations contained in

  6  chapter 212, Florida Statutes, a business in a satellite

  7  enterprise zone designated under this section which was

  8  eligible to receive tax incentives pursuant to ss.

  9  212.08(5)(g) and (h) and 212.096, Florida Statutes, during the

10  period beginning December 31, 1999, and ending on the date of

11  the creation of the satellite enterprise zone must submit an

12  application for the tax incentives by December 1, 2001. All

13  other requirements of the enterprise zone program apply to

14  such a business.

15         Section 3.  Section 290.00694, Florida Statutes, is

16  created to read:

17         290.00694  Enterprise zone designation for Sarasota

18  County or Sarasota County and Sarasota.--Sarasota County, or

19  Sarasota County and the City of Sarasota jointly, may apply to

20  the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for

21  designation of one enterprise zone within the county, or

22  within both the county and the municipality, which zone

23  encompasses an area that is south of the north county line,

24  west of Tuttle Avenue, north of 10th Street, and east of U.S.

25  Highway 41. The application must be submitted by December 31,

26  2001, and must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055.

27  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the

28  total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of

29  enterprise zones within a population category, the Office of

30  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate one

31  enterprise zone under this section. The Office of Tourism,


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  1  Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial

  2  effective date of the enterprise zone designated under this

  3  section.

  4         Section 4.  Section 290.00695, Florida Statutes, is

  5  created to read:

  6         290.00695  Enterprise zone designation for Hernando

  7  County or Hernando County and Brooksville.--Hernando County,

  8  or Hernando County and the City of Brooksville jointly, may

  9  apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

10  Development for designation of one enterprise zone within the

11  county, or within both the county and the city, which zone

12  encompasses an area up to 10 contiguous square miles. The

13  application must be submitted by December 31, 2001, and must

14  comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding

15  the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of

16  enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones

17  within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade,

18  and Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone

19  under this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

20  Development shall establish the initial effective date of the

21  enterprise zone designated under this section.

22         Section 5.  Section 290.00696, Florida Statutes, is

23  created to read:

24         290.00696  Enterprise zone designation for Holmes

25  County.--Holmes County may apply to the Office of Tourism,

26  Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one

27  enterprise zone within an area in Holmes County. The

28  application must be submitted by December 31, 2001, and must

29  comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding

30  the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of

31  enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones


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  1  within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade,

  2  and Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone

  3  under this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

  4  Development shall establish the initial effective date of the

  5  enterprise zone designated under this section.

  6         Section 6.  Section 290.00697, Florida Statutes, is

  7  created to read:

  8         290.00697  Enterprise zone designation for Calhoun

  9  County.--Calhoun County may apply to the Office of Tourism,

10  Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one

11  enterprise zone within an area in Calhoun County. The

12  application must be submitted by December 31, 2001, and must

13  comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055, except subsection

14  (3) thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065

15  limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and

16  the number of enterprise zones within a population category,

17  the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may

18  designate one enterprise zone under this section. The Office

19  of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall establish

20  the initial effective date of the enterprise zone designated

21  under this section.

22         Section 7.  Section 290.00698, Florida Statutes, is

23  created to read:

24         290.00698  Enterprise zone designation for Okaloosa

25  County.--Okaloosa County may apply to the Office of Tourism,

26  Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one

27  enterprise zone within an area in Okaloosa County, which zone

28  encompasses an area up to 6 square miles.  The application

29  must be submitted by December 31, 2001, and must comply with

30  the requirements of s. 290.0055, except subsection (3)

31  thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065


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  1  limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and

  2  the number of enterprise zones within a population category,

  3  the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may

  4  designate one enterprise zone under this section.  The Office

  5  of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall establish

  6  the initial effective date of the enterprise zone designated

  7  under this section.

  8         Section 8.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  9  law.

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