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  2         An act relating to enterprise zones; amending

  3         s. 290.0065, F.S.; authorizing certain counties

  4         or municipalities to apply to the Office of

  5         Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to

  6         change enterprise zone boundaries; prescribing

  7         conditions and deadlines related to the

  8         boundary changes; amending s. 290.00675, F.S.;

  9         authorizing the office to approve requests to

10         amend the boundaries of enterprise zones in two

11         communities with specified populations;

12         limiting the size by which the enterprise zones

13         may increase; requiring that the applications

14         for enterprise zone boundaries be filed by a

15         specified date; amending s. 290.00688, F.S.;

16         deleting census tract provisions relating to

17         the boundaries of an enterprise zone in Leon

18         County; creating ss. 290.00702, 290.00703, and

19         290.00704, F.S.; authorizing Osceola County or

20         Osceola County and the City of Kissimmee

21         jointly, the City of  South Daytona, and the

22         City of Lake Wales to apply to the office for

23         designation of enterprise zones; providing

24         requirements and conditions with respect

25         thereto; authorizing Walton County, Miami-Dade

26         County or Miami-Dade County and the City of

27         West Miami jointly, and Miami-Dade County and

28         the City of Hialeah jointly to apply to the

29         office for designation of enterprise zones;

30         providing requirements and conditions with

31         respect thereto; authorizing the governing


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 1         bodies of certain counties to apply to the

 2         office to change the boundaries of enterprise

 3         zones; requiring the office to approve the

 4         application under certain circumstances;

 5         providing requirements; prescribing conditions

 6         and deadlines related to the boundary changes;

 7         providing for severability of provisions in the

 8         act; providing effective dates.

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

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (11) of section 290.0065,

13  Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsections (12) and (13)

14  are added to that section, to read:

15         290.0065  State designation of enterprise zones.--

16         (11)  Before December 31, 2004 June 1, 2002, the

17  governing body or governing bodies  of a county or a

18  municipality in that is located within a county having a

19  population of more than 235,000 but less than 260,000 225,000

20  and in which an enterprise zone is designated under

21  subparagraph (3)(a)2. is located may apply to the Office of

22  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to change the

23  boundaries of the enterprise zone for the purpose of replacing

24  areas not suitable for development. The Office of Tourism,

25  Trade, and Economic Development shall approve the application

26  made pursuant to this subsection if the boundary change is

27  consistent with the categories, criteria, and limitations

28  imposed upon the establishment of such does not increase the

29  overall size of the enterprise zone and if any territory added

30  to the enterprise zone as a result of the boundary change is

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 1  contiguous to the remaining area of the existing enterprise

 2  zone.

 3         (12)  Notwithstanding any provisions in s. 290.0055

 4  regarding the size of an enterprise zone, any county defined

 5  by s. 125.011(1) may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade,

 6  and Economic Development by October 1, 2004, to expand the

 7  boundary of an existing enterprise zone to include an

 8  additional 8.7 square miles. The area must also include areas

 9  to the north or east of the northeasternmost section of an

10  existing enterprise zone. The expanded area may not include

11  any area not described in this subsection. The Office of

12  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall approve an

13  amendment to the boundary of an enterprise zone under this

14  subsection by January 1, 2005, if the area proposed for

15  addition to the enterprise zone is consistent with the

16  criteria and conditions imposed by s. 290.0055 upon the

17  establishment of enterprise zones, including the requirement

18  that the area suffer from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and

19  general distress.

20         (13)  Before November 30, 2004, any county as defined

21  in s. 125.011 may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

22  Economic Development to change the boundaries of an existing

23  enterprise zone for the purpose of replacing an area of not

24  more than 75 acres within the enterprise zone as of January 1,

25  2004, with an area of the same number of acres outside the

26  enterprise zone as of January 1, 2004. The replacement area

27  must be contiguous to the existing enterprise zone and must be

28  a part of a revitalization area that has been targeted for

29  assistance by the county. The replacement area also must be

30  contiguous to a zoo and the county must have previously

31  completed a master plan for development of the area. The


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 1  Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall

 2  approve the amendment effective January 1, 2005, if the

 3  enterprise zone remains consistent with the criteria and

 4  conditions imposed by s. 290.0055 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 2.  Section 290.00675, Florida Statutes, is

 9  amended to read:

10         290.00675  Amendment of certain enterprise zone

11  boundaries.--

12         (1)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the

13  Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may amend

14  the boundaries of an area designated as an enterprise zone in

15  a community having a population of 235,000 persons but less

16  than 260,000, so long as the area does not increase the

17  overall size of the zone by greater than 25 acres and the

18  increased area is contiguous to the existing enterprise zone.

19  The amendment must also be consistent with the limitations

20  imposed by s. 290.0055 upon establishment of the enterprise

21  zone.

22         (2)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the

23  Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may approve

24  requests to amend the boundaries of an area designated as an

25  enterprise zone in a community having a population of 50,000

26  persons but fewer than 60,000, so long as the area does not

27  increase the overall size of the zone by greater than 400

28  acres and the increased area is contiguous to the existing

29  enterprise zone. The amendment must also be consistent with

30  the limitations imposed by s. 290.0055 upon establishment of

31  the enterprise zone. Such request must be submitted to the


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 1  Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development prior to

 2  December 31, 2004.

 3         (3)  Notwithstanding any other law, the Office of

 4  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may amend the

 5  boundaries of an area designated as The City of

 6  Brooksville/Hernando County Enterprise Zone # 2701. Hernando

 7  County is a community having a population greater than

 8  140,000. The boundary amendment must not increase the overall

 9  size of the enterprise zone by more than 5 square miles. The

10  increased area shall be contiguous to the existing enterprise

11  zone. The boundary amendment must also be consistent with the

12  limitations imposed by s. 290.0055. The application package

13  for the boundary amendment must be submitted to the Office of

14  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development no later than

15  December 31, 2004.

16         Section 3.  Section 290.00688, Florida Statutes, is

17  amended to read:

18         290.00688  Enterprise zone designation for Leon

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

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

21  Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one

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

23  20 square miles and shall have a continuous boundary, or

24  consist of not more than three noncontiguous areas per s.

25  290.0055(4)(a). The enterprise zone shall encompass an area or

26  areas within the following census tracts for Leon County

27  pursuant to the 1990 Census:

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 8  11.01, block group 1; census tract 11.01, block group 2;

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

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

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

12  13, block group 2; census tract 14, block group 1; census

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

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

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

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

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

18  19, block group 3; census tract 19, block group 4; census

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

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

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

22  20.02, block group 1; census tract 20.02, block group 2;

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

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

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

26  21, block group 5; census tract 21, block group 7; census

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

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

29  group 4.

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

 2  must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055.

 3  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the

 4  total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of

 5  enterprise zones within a population category, the Office of

 6  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate one

 7  enterprise zone under this section. The Office of Tourism,

 8  Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial

 9  effective date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to

10  this section.

11         Section 4.  Section 290.00702, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         290.00702  Enterprise zone designation for Osceola

14  County or Osceola County and Kissimmee.--Osceola County, or

15  Osceola County and the City of Kissimmee jointly, may apply to

16  the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for

17  designation of one enterprise zone within the county, or

18  within both the county and the city. The application must be

19  submitted by December 31, 2004, and must comply with the

20  requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding the provisions of

21  s. 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 under this section.

28         Section 5.  Section 290.00703, Florida Statutes, is

29  created to read:

30         290.00703  Enterprise zone designation for the City of

31  South Daytona.--The City of South Daytona may apply to the


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 1  Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for

 2  designation of one enterprise zone within the city. The

 3  application must be submitted by December 31, 2004, and must

 4  comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding

 5  the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of

 6  enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones

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

 8  and Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone

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

10  Development shall establish the initial effective date of the

11  enterprise zone designated under this section.

12         Section 6.  Section 290.00704, Florida Statutes, is

13  created to read:

14         290.00704  Enterprise zone designation for the City of

15  Lake Wales.--The City of Lake Wales may apply to the Office of

16  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of

17  one enterprise zone for an area within the City of Lake Wales,

18  which zone shall encompass an area up to 3 contiguous square

19  miles. The application must be submitted by December 31, 2004,

20  and must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055.

21  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065, limiting the

22  total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of

23  enterprise zones within a population category, the Office of

24  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate one

25  enterprise zone under this section. The Office of Tourism,

26  Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial

27  effective date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to

28  this section.

29         Section 7.  Enterprise zone designation for Walton

30  County.--Walton County may apply to the Office of Tourism,

31  Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one


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 1  enterprise zone within an area in Walton County which

 2  encompasses up to 6 square miles.  The application must be

 3  submitted by December 31, 2004, and must comply with the

 4  requirements of section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, except

 5  subsection (3) thereof. Notwithstanding section 290.0065,

 6  Florida Statutes, limiting the total number of enterprise

 7  zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a

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

 9  Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under

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

11  Development shall establish the initial effective date of the

12  enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.

13         Section 8.  Enterprise zone designation for the City of

14  West Miami.--Miami-Dade County or Miami-Dade County, jointly

15  with the City of West Miami, may apply to the Office of

16  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of

17  one enterprise zone within the City of West Miami. The

18  application must be submitted by December 31, 2004, and must

19  comply with the requirements of section 290.0055, Florida

20  Statutes. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 290.0065,

21  Florida Statutes, limiting the total number of enterprise

22  zones 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 under this section.

28         Section 9.  (1)  Notwithstanding the limitation in

29  section 290.0065, Florida Statutes, on the number of

30  enterprise zones within a population category, the Office of

31  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall designate, upon


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 1  joint application by Miami-Dade County and the City of

 2  Hialeah, an area within the municipality of the City of

 3  Hialeah in an area bounded by 32nd Street, 21st Street, Palm

 4  Avenue, and East 4th Avenue as an enterprise zone. The

 5  application must be submitted by June 1, 2004, and must comply

 6  with the requirements of section 290.0055, Florida Statutes,

 7  except for paragraph (4)(d). The effective date of the

 8  enterprise zone is July 1, 2004.

 9         (2)  This section shall take effect upon becoming a

10  law.

11         Section 10.  Notwithstanding any other provision of

12  law, a governing body located wholly within the boundaries of

13  a consolidated government may apply to the Office of Tourism,

14  Trade, and Economic Development to amend the boundary of its

15  existing enterprise zone. The area proposed for addition to

16  the enterprise zone must include the three noncontiguous areas

17  designated as a federal empowerment zone under the 2000

18  Community Renewal Tax Relief Act without any limitations as to

19  size. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development

20  may approve an amendment to the enterprise zone boundary lines

21  if the application is submitted before December 31, 2004, and

22  meets the requirements of this section.

23         Section 11.  Notwithstanding any other provision of

24  chapter 290, Florida Statutes, the governing body of any

25  inland county, with a state-designated enterprise zone and a

26  population greater than 500,000, may apply to the Office of

27  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to amend the

28  boundaries of such enterprise zone. The increased areas shall

29  be contiguous to the existing enterprise zone. The office

30  shall approve the application as long as the amended area does

31  not exceed 5 square miles and is consistent with the


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 1  categories, criteria, and limitations imposed by section

 2  290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the establishment of such

 3  enterprise zone. The enterprise zone boundary amendment

 4  application must be received before December 31, 2004.

 5         Section 12.  If any provision of this act or its

 6  application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the

 7  invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of

 8  the act which can be given effect without the invalid

 9  provision or application, and to this end the provisions of

10  this act are severable.

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12  this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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