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By the Committees on Finance and Taxation; Commerce and
Economic Opportunities; and Senator Meek
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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; creating s. 290.00686, F.S.; authorizing
12 the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
13 Development to designate an enterprise zone in
14 Brevard County; providing requirements with
15 respect thereto; authorizing the City of
16 Pensacola to apply to the Office of Tourism,
17 Trade, and Economic Development to designate an
18 enterprise zone in the City of Pensacola;
19 authorizing the office to designate one
20 enterprise zone in the City of Pensacola;
21 providing requirements with respect thereto;
22 authorizing Leon County, or Leon County and the
23 City of Tallahassee jointly, to apply to the
24 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
25 Development to designate an enterprise zone in
26 Leon County; authorizing the office to
27 designate one enterprise zone notwithstanding
28 certain limitations; providing requirements
29 with respect thereto; providing an effective
30 date.
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1 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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3 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provisions in section
4 290.0055, Florida Statutes, regarding the size of an
5 enterprise zone, a county as defined in section 125.011(1),
6 Florida Statutes, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade,
7 and Economic Development before October 1, 2002, to amend the
8 boundary lines of its existing enterprise zone in order to add
9 an area not exceeding 4 square miles. The area proposed for
10 addition to the enterprise zone under this section must be
11 contiguous to a portion of the existing enterprise zone and
12 must be part of a revitalization area that has been targeted
13 for assistance by the county or by a municipality within the
14 county. The area proposed for addition to the enterprise zone
15 also must contain a high concentration of individuals who have
16 immigrated to this state from Haiti. The Office of Tourism,
17 Trade, and Economic Development shall approve an amendment to
18 the enterprise zone boundary lines, effective January 1, 2003,
19 provided that the area proposed for addition to the enterprise
20 zone is consistent with the criteria and conditions imposed by
21 section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the establishment of
22 enterprise zones, including the requirement that the area
23 suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general
24 distress.
25 Section 2. Notwithstanding any provisions in section
26 290.0055, Florida Statutes, regarding the size of an
27 enterprise zone, a county as defined in section 125.011(1),
28 Florida Statutes, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade,
29 and Economic Development before October 1, 2002, to amend the
30 boundary lines of its existing enterprise zone in order to add
31 an area not exceeding 4 square miles. The area proposed for
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1 addition to the enterprise zone under this section must be
2 contiguous to a portion of the existing enterprise zone and
3 must be part of a revitalization area that has been targeted
4 for assistance by a commission authorized in section 163.06,
5 Florida Statutes. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
6 Development shall approve an amendment to the enterprise zone
7 boundary lines, effective January 1, 2003, provided that the
8 area proposed for addition to the enterprise zone is
9 consistent with the criteria and conditions imposed by section
10 290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the establishment of
11 enterprise zones, including the requirement that the area
12 suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general
13 distress. The area proposed for addition to the enterprise
14 zone under this section may not include any property used for
15 the benefit of a professional sports franchise. Any portion of
16 the area designated under this section by the Office of
17 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development as an addition to an
18 enterprise zone shall automatically lose its status as part of
19 an enterprise zone if such portion subsequently includes
20 property used for the benefit of a professional sports
21 franchise.
22 Section 3. Sections of this act authorizing a county
23 as defined in section 125.011(1), Florida Statutes, to amend
24 and expand the boundary lines of an existing enterprise zone
25 are not mutually exclusive.
26 Section 4. Section 290.00686, Florida Statutes, is
27 created to read:
28 290.00686 Enterprise zone designation for Brevard
29 County, Cocoa, or Brevard County and Cocoa.--Brevard County,
30 the City of Cocoa, or Brevard County and the City of Cocoa
31 jointly, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
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1 Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone
2 encompassing an area which includes the boundaries of the
3 three community redevelopment areas established pursuant to
4 part III of chapter 163. The application must be submitted by
5 December 31, 2002, and must comply with the requirements of
6 section 290.0055. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
7 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones
8 designated and the number of enterprise zones within a
9 population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
10 Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under
11 this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
12 Development shall establish the initial effective date of the
13 enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.
14 Section 5. Enterprise zone designation for the City of
15 Pensacola.--The City of Pensacola may apply to the Office of
16 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of
17 one enterprise zone within the city, which zone encompasses an
18 area up to 10 contiguous square miles. The application must
19 be submitted by December 31, 2002, and must comply with the
20 requirements of section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, except
21 subsection (3) thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of
22 section 290.0065, Florida Statutes, limiting the total number
23 of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise
24 zones within a population category, the Office of Tourism,
25 Trade, and Economic Development may designate one enterprise
26 zone under this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and
27 Economic Development shall establish the initial effective
28 date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to this
29 section.
30 Section 6. Enterprise zone designation for Leon
31 County.--Leon County, or Leon County and the City of
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1 Tallahassee jointly, may apply to the Office of Tourism,
2 Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one
3 enterprise zone, the selected area of which shall not exceed
4 20 square miles and shall have a continuous boundary, or
5 consist of not more than three noncontiguous areas per section
6 290.0055(4)(a), Florida Statutes. The enterprise zone shall
7 encompass an area or areas within the following Census tracts
8 for Leon County pursuant to the 1990 Census:
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10 Census tract 1, block group 1; census tract 2, block group 1;
11 census tract 2, block group 3; census tract 2, block group 4;
12 census tract 3, block group 1; census tract 4, block group 1;
13 census tract 4, block group 2; census tract 5, block group 1;
14 census tract 5, block group 2; census tract 6, block group 1;
15 census tract 6, block group 2; census tract 6, block group 3;
16 census tract 6, block group 4; census tract 7, block group 1;
17 census tract 7, block group 2; census tract 7, block group 3;
18 census tract 10.01, block group 1; census tract 10.01, block
19 group 2; census tract 10.01, block group 3; census tract
20 11.01, block group 1; census tract 11.01, block group 2;
21 census tract 11.01, block group 3; census tract 11.02, block
22 group 1; census tract 11.02, block group 3; census tract 12,
23 block group 1; census tract 13, block group 1; census tract
24 13, block group 2; census tract 14, block group 1; census
25 tract 14, block group 2; census tract 14, block group 3;
26 census tract 14, block group 4; census tract 14, block group
27 5; census tract 15, block group 1; census tract 16.01, block
28 group 1; census tract 18, block group 3; census tract 18,
29 block group 4; census tract 19, block group 1; census tract
30 19, block group 3; census tract 19, block group 4; census
31 tract 20.01, block group 1; census tract 20.01, block group 2;
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1 census tract 20.01, block group 3; census tract 20.01, block
2 group 4; census tract 20.01, block group 5; census tract
3 20.02, block group 1; census tract 20.02, block group 2;
4 census tract 20.02, block group 3; census tract 20.02, block
5 group 5; census tract 21, block group 1; census tract 21,
6 block group 3; census tract 21, block group 4; census tract
7 21, block group 5; census tract 21, block group 7; census
8 tract 22.01, block group 1; census tract 23.01, block group 3;
9 census tract 23.01, block group 5; census tract 26.02, block
10 group 4.
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12 The application must be submitted by December 31, 2002, and
13 must comply with the requirements of section 290.0055, Florida
14 Statutes. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 290.0065,
15 Florida Statutes, limiting the total number of enterprise
16 zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a
17 population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
18 Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under
19 this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
20 Development shall establish the initial effective date of the
21 enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.
22 Section 7. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
23 law.
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25 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
26 CS/SB 1088
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28 This committee substitute authorizes three additional
enterprise zones, in Brevard County, Pensacola, and Leon
29 County, in addition to the Miami-Dade enterprise zone
expansions included in the bill.
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