| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to enterprise zones; authorizing a |
| 3 | governing body within the boundaries of a consolidated |
| 4 | government to apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 5 | Economic Development to amend the boundaries of its |
| 6 | enterprise zone; requiring the office to approve the |
| 7 | boundary amendment application under certain |
| 8 | circumstances; providing requirements; providing an |
| 9 | effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a |
| 14 | governing body located wholly within the boundaries of a |
| 15 | consolidated government may apply to the Office of Tourism, |
| 16 | Trade, and Economic Development to amend the boundaries of its |
| 17 | existing enterprise zone for the purpose of adding additional |
| 18 | areas. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 19 | shall approve the boundary amendment application provided the |
| 20 | additional areas are contiguous to the existing enterprise zone |
| 21 | and do not exceed 5 square miles in the aggregate. The |
| 22 | enterprise zone with boundaries as amended pursuant the petition |
| 23 | and approved by the office shall be consistent with the |
| 24 | categories, criteria, and conditions imposed by s. 290.0055, |
| 25 | Florida Statutes, including the requirement that the enterprise |
| 26 | zone with boundaries as amended continues to suffer from |
| 27 | pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress. Any |
| 28 | application for an enterprise zone boundary amendment must be |
| 29 | received by the office by December 31, 2005. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |