Senate Bill sb2608

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2608

    By Senator Lawson





    6-1317-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to enterprise zones; creating

  3         s. 290.00679, F.S.; authorizing the amendment

  4         of the boundaries of certain rural enterprise

  5         zones after recommendation of Enterprise

  6         Florida, Inc., and upon recommendation of the

  7         local development agency; providing an

  8         effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Section 290.00679, Florida Statutes, is

13  created to read:

14         290.00679  Amendment to certain rural enterprise zone

15  boundaries.--Notwithstanding any other law, upon

16  recommendation by Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Office of

17  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may approve requests

18  to amend the boundaries of rural enterprise zones as defined

19  in s. 290.004(8). Boundary amendments authorized by this

20  section are subject to the following requirements:

21         (1)  The amendment may increase the size of the rural

22  enterprise zone up to a maximum zone size of 20 square miles.

23         (2)  For purposes of this section, the pervasive

24  poverty criterion may be set aside.

25         (3)  The local enterprise zone development agency must

26  request the amendment from Enterprise Florida, Inc., before

27  December 31, 2003. The request must contain maps and

28  sufficient information to allow the office to determine the

29  total size of the rural enterprise zone.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

31  law.

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2608
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 3    Authorizes the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
      Development to approve requests to amend the boundaries
 4    of rural enterprise zones meeting specified criteria when
      the local development agencies request the amendment from
 5    Enterprise Florida, Inc., and that entity thereafter
      recommends the amendments.
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