Senate Bill sb2116

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 2116

    By Senator Argenziano





    3-1500A-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to enterprise zones; creating

  3         s. 290.0072, F.S.; authorizing Taylor County to

  4         apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

  5         Economic Development to amend the boundaries of

  6         its enterprise zone; providing requirements;

  7         providing an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Section 290.0072, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         290.0072  Amendment of Taylor County Enterprise Zone

14  boundary.--Notwithstanding any other law, upon recommendation

15  by Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Office of Tourism, Trade, and

16  Economic Development may approve a request to amend the

17  boundary of the Taylor County Enterprise Zone. The boundary

18  amendment authorized by this section is subject to the

19  following requirements:

20         (1)  The amendment may increase the size of the rural

21  enterprise zone up to a maximum zone size of 20 square miles.

22         (2)  For purposes of this section, the pervasive

23  poverty criteria may be set aside.

24         (3)  The local enterprise zone development agency must

25  request the amendment from Enterprise Florida, Inc., before

26  December 31, 2005. The request must contain maps and

27  sufficient information to allow the office to determine the

28  number of noncontiguous areas and the total size of the rural

29  enterprise zone.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 2116
    3-1500A-05




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 3    Authorizes Taylor County to apply to the Office of
      Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation
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