Senate Bill sb1088c1

    Florida Senate - 2002                           CS for SB 1088

    By the Committee on Commerce and Economic Opportunities; and
    Senator Meek




    310-2015-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to enterprise zones;

  3         authorizing certain counties to apply for

  4         amendment of enterprise zone boundary lines;

  5         providing deadlines; prescribing conditions

  6         applicable to the areas proposed for addition

  7         to the enterprise zones; directing the Office

  8         of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to

  9         approve such amendments under certain

10         conditions; providing for application of this

11         act; providing an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Notwithstanding any provisions in section

16  290.0055, Florida Statutes, regarding the size of an

17  enterprise zone, a county as defined in section 125.011(1),

18  Florida Statutes, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade,

19  and Economic Development before October 1, 2002, to amend the

20  boundary lines of its existing enterprise zone in order to add

21  an area not exceeding 4 square miles. The area proposed for

22  addition to the enterprise zone under this section must be

23  contiguous to a portion of the existing enterprise zone and

24  must be part of a revitalization area that has been targeted

25  for assistance by the county or by a municipality within the

26  county. The area proposed for addition to the enterprise zone

27  also must contain a high concentration of individuals who have

28  immigrated to this state from Haiti. The Office of Tourism,

29  Trade, and Economic Development shall approve an amendment to

30  the enterprise zone boundary lines, effective January 1, 2003,

31  provided that the area proposed for addition to the enterprise

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    Florida Senate - 2002                           CS for SB 1088
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  1  zone is consistent with the criteria and conditions imposed by

  2  section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the establishment of

  3  enterprise zones, including the requirement that the area

  4  suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general

  5  distress.

  6         Section 2.  Notwithstanding any provisions in section

  7  290.0055, Florida Statutes, regarding the size of an

  8  enterprise zone, a county as defined in section 125.011(1),

  9  Florida Statutes, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade,

10  and Economic Development before October 1, 2002, to amend the

11  boundary lines of its existing enterprise zone in order to add

12  an area not exceeding 4 square miles. The area proposed for

13  addition to the enterprise zone under this section must be

14  contiguous to a portion of the existing enterprise zone and

15  must be part of a revitalization area that has been targeted

16  for assistance by a commission authorized in section 163.06,

17  Florida Statutes. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

18  Development shall approve an amendment to the enterprise zone

19  boundary lines, effective January 1, 2003, provided that the

20  area proposed for addition to the enterprise zone is

21  consistent with the criteria and conditions imposed by section

22  290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the establishment of

23  enterprise zones, including the requirement that the area

24  suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general

25  distress. The area proposed for addition to the enterprise

26  zone under this section may not include any property used for

27  the benefit of a professional sports franchise. Any portion of

28  the area designated under this section by the Office of

29  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as an addition to an

30  enterprise zone shall automatically lose its status as part of

31  an enterprise zone if such portion subsequently includes

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  1  property used for the benefit of a professional sports

  2  franchise.

  3         Section 3.  Sections of this act authorizing a county

  4  as defined in section 125.011(1), Florida Statutes, to amend

  5  and expand the boundary lines of an existing enterprise zone

  6  are not mutually exclusive.

  7         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  8  law.

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10          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
11                         Senate Bill 1088

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13  The committee substitute increases the size of the area that
    includes a high concentration of Haitian immigrants that may
14  be designated as an addition to the Miami-Dade County
    enterprise zone from three to four square miles. The committee
15  substitute further authorizes an amendment expanding the
    Miami-Dade County enterprise zone to include an area targeted
16  for revitalization by the Miami River Commission.

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