HB 0779 2003
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6	The Committee on Finance & Tax recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to enterprise zones; amending s.
12	290.00675, F.S.; authorizing the Office of Tourism, Trade,
13	and Economic Development to amend the boundaries of
14	specified communities and increasing the population limits
15	thereof; amending s. 290.00676, F.S.; extending the
16	deadline for requests to amend rural enterprise zone
17	boundaries; creating s. 290.00679, F.S.; authorizing the
18	amendment of the boundaries of certain rural enterprise
19	zones after recommendation of Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
20	and upon recommendation of the local development agency;
21	creating s. 290.00684, F.S.; authorizing Escambia County
22	to apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
23	Development for designation of one enterprise zone,
24	notwithstanding certain limitations; providing
25	requirements with respect thereto; providing an effective
26	date.
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28	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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30	Section 1. Section 290.00675, Florida Statutes, is amended
31	to read:
32	290.00675 Amendment of certain enterprise zone
33	boundaries.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the
34	Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may amend the
35	boundaries of an area designated as an enterprise zone in a
36	community having a population of 235,000 persons but less than
37	260,000245,000, so long as the area does not increase the
38	overall size of the zone by greater than 25 acres and the
39	increased area is contiguous to the existing enterprise zone.
40	The amendment must also be consistent with the limitations
41	imposed by s. 290.0055 upon establishment of the enterprise
42	zone.
43	Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 290.00676, Florida
44	Statutes, is amended to read:
45	290.00676 Amendment of rural enterprise zone
46	boundaries.--Notwithstanding any other law, upon recommendation
47	by Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
48	Economic Development may approve requests to amend the
49	boundaries of rural enterprise zones as defined in s.
50	290.004(8). Boundary amendments authorized by this section are
51	subject to the following requirements:
52	(3) The local enterprise zone development agency must
53	request the amendment from Enterprise Florida, Inc., prior to
54	December 30, 20032001. The request must contain maps and
55	sufficient information to allow the office to determine the
56	number of noncontiguous areas and the total size of the rural
57	enterprise zone.
58	Section 3. Section 290.00679, Florida Statutes, is created
59	to read:
60	290.00679 Amendment to certain rural enterprise zone
61	boundaries.--Notwithstanding any other law, upon recommendation
62	by Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
63	Economic Development may approve requests to amend the
64	boundaries of rural enterprise zones as defined in s.
65	290.004(8). Boundary amendments authorized by this section are
66	subject to the following requirements:
67	(1) The amendment may increase the size of the rural
68	enterprise zone up to a maximum zone size of 20 square miles.
69	(2) For purposes of this section, the pervasive poverty
70	criterion may be set aside.
71	(3) The local enterprise zone development agency must
72	request the amendment from Enterprise Florida, Inc., before
73	December 31, 2003. The request must contain maps and sufficient
74	information to allow the office to determine the total size of
75	the rural enterprise zone.
76	Section 4. Section 290.00684, Florida Statutes, is created
77	to read:
78	290.00684 Enterprise zone designation for Escambia
79	County.--Escambia County may apply to the Office of Tourism,
80	Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one
81	enterprise zone within the county encompassing an area which
82	shall not exceed 20 square miles and shall have a contiguous
83	boundary or shall consist of not more than three noncontiguous
84	areas. The application must be submitted by December 31, 2003,
85	and must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055, except
86	subsection (3) of that section. Notwithstanding the provisions
87	of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones
88	designated and the number of enterprise zones within a
89	population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
90	Development may designate one enterprise zone under this
91	section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
92	shall establish the initial effective date of the enterprise
93	zone designated pursuant to this section.
94	Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.