| 1 | Representative Quinones offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 78 and 79, insert: |
| 5 | Section 4. Section 290.00675, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 290.00675 Amendment of certain enterprise zone |
| 8 | boundaries.-- |
| 9 | (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the |
| 10 | Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may amend the |
| 11 | boundaries of an area designated as an enterprise zone in a |
| 12 | community having a population of 235,000 persons but less than |
| 13 | 260,000, so long as the area does not increase the overall size |
| 14 | of the zone by greater than 25 acres and the increased area is |
| 15 | contiguous to the existing enterprise zone. The amendment must |
| 16 | also be consistent with the limitations imposed by s. 290.0055 |
| 17 | upon establishment of the enterprise zone. |
| 18 | (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office |
| 19 | of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may amend the |
| 20 | boundaries of an area designated as The City of |
| 21 | Brooksville/Hernando County Enterprise Zone # 2701. Hernando |
| 22 | County is a community having a population greater than 140,000. |
| 23 | The boundary amendment must not increase the overall size of the |
| 24 | enterprise zone by more than 5 square miles. The increased area |
| 25 | shall be contiguous to the existing enterprise zone. The |
| 26 | boundary amendment must also be consistent with the limitations |
| 27 | imposed by s. 290.0055. The application package for the boundary |
| 28 | amendment must be submitted to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 29 | Economic Development no later than December 31, 2004. |
| 30 | Section 5. Section 290.00704, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 31 | to read: |
| 32 | 290.00704 Enterprise zone designation for the City of Lake |
| 33 | Wales.--The City of Lake Wales may apply to the Office of |
| 34 | Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one |
| 35 | enterprise zone for an area within the City of Lake Wales, which |
| 36 | zone shall encompass an area up to 3 contiguous square miles. |
| 37 | The application must be submitted by December 31, 2004, and must |
| 38 | comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding the |
| 39 | provisions of s. 290.0065, limiting the total number of |
| 40 | enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones |
| 41 | within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 42 | Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under |
| 43 | this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 44 | Development shall establish the initial effective date of the |
| 45 | enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section. |
| 46 | Section 6. (1) Notwithstanding the limitation in section |
| 47 | 290.0065, Florida Statutes, on the number of enterprise zones |
| 48 | within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 49 | Economic Development shall designate, upon joint application by |
| 50 | Miami-Dade County and the City of Hialeah, an area within the |
| 51 | municipality of the City of Hialeah in an area bounded by 32nd |
| 52 | Street, 21st Street, Palm Avenue, and East 4th Avenue as an |
| 53 | enterprise zone. The application must be submitted by June 1, |
| 54 | 2004, and must comply with the requirements of section 290.0055, |
| 55 | Florida Statutes, except for paragraph(4)(d). The effective date |
| 56 | of the enterprise zone is July 1, 2004. |
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| 59 | Between lines 23 and 24, insert: |
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| 61 | amending s. 290.00675, F.S.; authorizing the office to approve |
| 62 | requests to amend the boundaries of enterprise zones in a |
| 63 | community with a specified population; limiting the size by |
| 64 | which the enterprise zone may be increased; requiring that the |
| 65 | applications for enterprise zone boundary amendment be filed by |
| 66 | a specified date; creating s. 290.00704, F.S.; authorizing the |
| 67 | City of Lake Wales to apply to the office for designation of |
| 68 | enterprise zones; authorizing the City of Hialeah to apply to |
| 69 | the office for designation of enterprise zone; providing |
| 70 | requirements and conditions with respect thereto; |