HB 1003

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CHAMBER ACTION

1	The Economic Development, Trade & Banking Committee recommends
2	the following:
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4	Council/Committee Substitute
5	Remove the entire bill and insert:
6	A bill to be entitled
7	An act relating to enterprise zones; amending s.
8	290.00691, F.S.; updating authorization for Columbia
9	County or Columbia County and Lake City jointly to apply
10	to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
11	to designate an enterprise zone; providing requirements;
12	requiring the office to establish an effective date of the
13	designated enterprise zone; amending s. 290.00692, F.S.;
14	updating authorization for Suwannee County or Suwannee
15	County and Live Oak jointly to apply to the Office of
16	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to designate an
17	enterprise zone; providing requirements; requiring the
18	office to establish an effective date of the designated
19	enterprise zone; creating s. 290.00710, F.S.; authorizing
20	the City of Lakeland to apply to the Office of Tourism,
21	Trade, and Economic Development to designate an enterprise
22	zone; providing requirements; requiring the office to
23	establish an effective date of the designated enterprise
24	zone; creating s. 290.00711, F.S.; authorizing Indian
25	River County, the City of Vero Beach, and the City of
26	Sebastian to apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
27	Economic Development to designate an enterprise zone;
28	providing requirements; requiring the office to establish
29	an effective date of the designated enterprise zone;
30	authorizing the City of Palmetto to apply to the Office of
31	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to amend the
32	boundaries of an enterprise zone; requiring the Office of
33	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to approve the
34	application under certain circumstances; providing an
35	effective date.
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37	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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39	Section 1.  Section 290.00691, Florida Statutes, is amended
40	to read:
41	290.00691  Enterprise zone designation for Columbia County
42	or Columbia County and Lake City.--Columbia County, or Columbia
43	County and the municipality of Lake City jointly, may apply to
44	the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for
45	designation of one enterprise zone encompassing an area within
46	the county, or within both the county and the municipality. In
47	identifying the area to be nominated for designation as an
48	enterprise zone, Columbia County, or Columbia County and the
49	municipality of Lake City jointly, shall seek to maximize the
50	strategic economic development advantages resulting from the
51	intersection of Interstate 75 and Interstate 10 within Columbia
52	County. The application must be submitted by December 31, 2005
53	1999, and must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055.
54	Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total
55	number of enterprise zones designated and the number of
56	enterprise zones within a population category, the Office of
57	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate one
58	enterprise zone under this section. The Office of Tourism,
59	Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial
60	effective date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to
61	this section.
62	Section 2.  Section 290.00692, Florida Statutes, is amended
63	to read:
64	290.00692  Enterprise zone designation for Suwannee County
65	or Suwannee County and Live Oak.--Suwannee County, or Suwannee
66	County and the municipality of Live Oak jointly, may apply to
67	the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for
68	designation of one enterprise zone encompassing an area within
69	the county, or within both the county and the municipality. In
70	identifying the area to be nominated for designation as an
71	enterprise zone, Suwannee County, or Suwannee County and the
72	municipality of Live Oak jointly, shall seek to maximize the
73	strategic economic development advantages resulting from the
74	intersection of Interstate 75 and Interstate 10. The application
75	must be submitted by December 31, 2005 1999, and must comply
76	with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding the
77	provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of
78	enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones
79	within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
80	Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under
81	this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
82	Development shall establish the initial effective date of the
83	enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.
84	Section 3.  Section 290.00710, Florida Statutes, is created
85	to read:
86	290.00710  Enterprise zone designation for the City of
87	Lakeland.--The City of Lakeland may apply to the Office of
88	Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one
89	enterprise zone for an area within the City of Lakeland, which
90	zone shall encompass an area up to 10 square miles. The
91	application must be submitted by December 31, 2005, and must
92	comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding the
93	provisions of s. 290.0065, limiting the total number of
94	enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones
95	within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
96	Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under
97	this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
98	Development shall establish the initial effective date of the
99	enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.
100	Section 4.  Section 290.00711, Florida Statutes, is created
101	to read:
102	290.00711  Enterprise zone designation for Indian River
103	County, the City of Vero Beach, and the City of Sebastian.--
104	Indian River County, the City of Vero Beach, and the City of
105	Sebastian may jointly apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
106	Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone
107	encompassing an area not to exceed 10 square miles. The
108	application must be submitted by December 31, 2005, and must
109	comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding the
110	provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of
111	enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones
112	within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
113	Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under
114	this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
115	Development shall establish the initial effective date of the
116	enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.
117	Section 5.  By December 31, 2005, the City of Palmetto may
118	apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
119	to amend the boundaries of the Palmetto/North Manatee County
120	Enterprise Zone (4102 EZ) for the purpose of adding eligible
121	areas. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
122	shall approve the boundary amendment application provided that
123	the boundary amendment complies with s. 290.0055, Florida
124	Statutes, upon expansion of the enterprise zone, including the
125	requirement that the area suffers from pervasive poverty,
126	unemployment, and general distress.
127	Section 6.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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