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11  Senator Meek moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17         Section 3.  Notwithstanding any provisions in section

18  290.0055, Florida Statutes, regarding the size of an

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

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

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

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

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

24  addition to the enterprise zone under this section must be

25  contiguous to a portion of the existing enterprise zone and

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

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

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

29  also must contain a high concentration of individuals who have

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

31  Trade, and Economic Development shall approve an amendment to

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

  2  provided that the area proposed for addition to the enterprise

  3  zone is consistent with the criteria and conditions imposed by

  4  section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the establishment of

  5  enterprise zones, including the requirement that the area

  6  suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general

  7  distress.

  8         Section 4.  Notwithstanding any provisions in section

  9  290.0055, Florida Statutes, regarding the size of an

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

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

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

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

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

15  addition to the enterprise zone under this section must be

16  contiguous to a portion of the existing enterprise zone and

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

18  for assistance by a commission authorized in section 163.06,

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

20  Development shall approve an amendment to the enterprise zone

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

22  area proposed for addition to the enterprise zone is

23  consistent with the criteria and conditions imposed by section

24  290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the establishment of

25  enterprise zones, including the requirement that the area

26  suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general

27  distress. The area proposed for addition to the enterprise

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

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

30  the area designated under this section by the Office of

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

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  1  enterprise zone shall automatically lose its status as part of

  2  an enterprise zone if such portion subsequently includes

  3  property used for the benefit of a professional sports

  4  franchise.

  5         Section 5.  Sections of this act authorizing a county

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

  7  and expand the boundary lines of an existing enterprise zone

  8  are not mutually exclusive.

  9         Section 6.  Section 290.00686, Florida Statutes, is

10  created to read:

11         290.00686  Enterprise zone designation for Brevard

12  County, Cocoa, or Brevard County and Cocoa.--Brevard County,

13  the City of Cocoa, or Brevard County and the City of Cocoa

14  jointly, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

15  Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone

16  encompassing an area which includes the boundaries of the

17  three community redevelopment areas established pursuant to

18  part III of chapter 163. The application must be submitted by

19  December 31, 2002, and must comply with the requirements of

20  section 290.0055. Notwithstanding the provisions of section

21  290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones

22  designated and the number of enterprise zones within a

23  population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

24  Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under

25  this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

26  Development shall establish the initial effective date of the

27  enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.

28         Section 7.  Enterprise zone designation for the City of

29  Pensacola.--The City of Pensacola may apply to the Office of

30  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of

31  one enterprise zone within the city, which zone encompasses an

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  1  area up to 10 contiguous square miles.  The application must

  2  be submitted by December 31, 2002, and must comply with the

  3  requirements of section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, except

  4  subsection (3) thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of

  5  section 290.0065, Florida Statutes, limiting the total number

  6  of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise

  7  zones within a population category, the Office of Tourism,

  8  Trade, and Economic Development may designate one enterprise

  9  zone under this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and

10  Economic Development shall establish the initial effective

11  date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to this

12  section.

13         Section 8.  Enterprise zone designation for Leon

14  County.--Leon County, or Leon County and the City of

15  Tallahassee jointly, may apply to the Office of Tourism,

16  Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one

17  enterprise zone, the selected area of which shall not exceed

18  20 square miles and shall have a continuous boundary, or

19  consist of not more than three noncontiguous areas per section

20  290.0055(4)(a), Florida Statutes.  The enterprise zone shall

21  encompass an area or areas within the following Census tracts

22  for Leon County pursuant to the 1990 Census:

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24  Census tract 1, block group 1;  census tract 2, block group 1;

25  census tract 2, block group 3;  census tract 2, block group 4;

26  census tract 3, block group 1; census tract 4, block group 1;

27  census tract 4, block group 2;  census tract 5, block group 1;

28  census tract 5, block group 2; census tract 6, block group 1;

29  census tract 6, block group 2; census tract 6, block group 3;

30  census tract 6, block group 4; census tract 7, block group 1;

31  census tract 7, block group 2; census tract 7, block group 3;

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  1  census tract 10.01, block group 1; census tract 10.01, block

  2  group 2; census tract 10.01, block group 3; census tract

  3  11.01, block group 1; census tract 11.01, block group 2;

  4  census tract 11.01, block group 3; census tract 11.02, block

  5  group 1; census tract 11.02, block group 3; census tract 12,

  6  block group 1; census tract 13, block group 1; census tract

  7  13, block group 2; census tract 14, block group 1; census

  8  tract 14, block group 2; census tract 14, block group 3;

  9  census tract 14, block group 4; census tract 14, block group

10  5; census tract 15, block group 1; census tract 16.01, block

11  group 1; census tract 18, block group 3; census tract 18,

12  block group 4; census tract 19, block group 1; census tract

13  19, block group 3; census tract 19, block group 4; census

14  tract 20.01, block group 1; census tract 20.01, block group 2;

15  census tract 20.01, block group 3; census tract 20.01, block

16  group 4; census tract 20.01, block group 5; census tract

17  20.02, block group 1; census tract 20.02, block group 2;

18  census tract 20.02, block group 3; census tract 20.02, block

19  group 5; census tract 21, block group 1; census tract 21,

20  block group 3; census tract 21, block group 4; census tract

21  21, block group 5; census tract 21, block group 7; census

22  tract 22.01, block group 1; census tract 23.01, block group 3;

23  census tract 23.01, block group 5; census tract 26.02, block

24  group 4.

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26  The application must be submitted by December 31, 2002, and

27  must comply with the requirements of section 290.0055, Florida

28  Statutes.  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 290.0065,

29  Florida Statutes, limiting the total number of enterprise

30  zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a

31  population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

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  1  Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under

  2  this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

  3  Development shall establish the initial effective date of the

  4  enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.

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10  And the title is amended as follows:

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14         authorizing certain counties to apply for

15         amendment of enterprise zone boundary lines;

16         providing deadlines; prescribing conditions

17         applicable to the areas proposed for addition

18         to the enterprise zones; directing the Office

19         of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to

20         approve such amendments under certain

21         conditions; providing for application of this

22         act; creating s. 290.00686, F.S.; authorizing

23         the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

24         Development to designate an enterprise zone in

25         Brevard County; providing requirements with

26         respect thereto; authorizing the City of

27         Pensacola to apply to the Office of Tourism,

28         Trade, and Economic Development to designate an

29         enterprise zone in the City of Pensacola;

30         authorizing the office to designate one

31         enterprise zone in the City of Pensacola;

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  1         providing requirements with respect thereto;

  2         authorizing Leon County, or Leon County and the

  3         City of Tallahassee jointly, to apply to the

  4         Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic

  5         Development to designate an enterprise zone in

  6         Leon County; authorizing the office to

  7         designate one enterprise zone notwithstanding

  8         certain limitations; providing requirements

  9         with respect thereto;

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