Senate Bill sb2410

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2410

    By Senator Garcia





    40-1609A-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to economic development

  3         incentive programs; amending s. 220.191, F.S.;

  4         redefining the term "qualifying project" for

  5         purposes of capital investment tax credits;

  6         amending s. 288.1088, F.S.; revising

  7         requirements and providing powers of the

  8         Governor with respect to using funds in the

  9         Quick Action Closing Fund; providing an

10         effective date.

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

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14         Section 1.  Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section

15  220.191, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

16         220.191  Capital investment tax credit.--

17         (1)  DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section:

18         (h)  "Qualifying project" means:

19         1.  A new or expanding facility in this state which

20  creates at least 100 new jobs in this state and is in one of

21  the high-impact sectors identified by Enterprise Florida,

22  Inc., and certified by the office pursuant to s. 288.108(6),

23  including, but not limited to, aviation, aerospace,

24  automotive, and silicon technology industries; or.

25         2.  A new financial services facility in this state

26  which creates at least 2,000 new jobs in this state, pays an

27  average annual wage of at least $50,000, and makes a capital

28  investment of at least $30 million. This subparagraph expires

29  June 30, 2004.

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 1         Section 2.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section

 2  288.1088, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is

 3  added to that section, to read:

 4         288.1088  Quick Action Closing Fund.--

 5         (3)

 6         (b)  Upon receipt of the evaluation and recommendation

 7  from Enterprise Florida, Inc., the director shall recommend

 8  approval or disapproval of a project for receipt of funds from

 9  the Quick Action Closing Fund to the Governor. In recommending

10  a project, the director shall include proposed performance

11  conditions that the project must meet to obtain incentive

12  funds. The Governor shall consult with the President of the

13  Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives before

14  giving final approval for a project.  The Executive Office of

15  the Governor shall recommend approval of a project and release

16  of funds pursuant to the legislative consultation and review

17  requirements set forth in s. 216.177. The recommendation must

18  include proposed performance conditions the project must meet

19  to obtain funds.

20         (4)  The Governor may, in an emergency or special

21  circumstance and in consultation with the President of the

22  Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

23  reallocate unencumbered funds appropriated to the Quick Action

24  Closing Fund to supplement statutorily created economic

25  development programs and operations. The Executive Office of

26  the Governor shall recommend approval of the transfer and

27  release of funds pursuant to the legislative consultation and

28  review requirements set forth in s. 216.177.

29         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

30  law.

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 3    Redefines the term "qualifying project," for purposes of
      the capital investment tax credit, to include certain new
 4    financial services facilities. Authorizes the Governor to
      reallocate unencumbered funds appropriated to the Quick
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