(LATE FILED)Amendment
Bill No. 1503
Amendment No. 562537
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Rivera offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
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5     Section 1.  Subsection (8) is added to section 290.0065,
6Florida Statutes, to read:
7     290.0065  State designation of enterprise zones.--
8     (8)  Before December 31, 2007, any county as defined in s.
9125.011(1) may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
10Economic Development to amend the boundaries of an existing
11enterprise zone for the purpose of replacing an area of not more
12than 204 acres which is not suitable for development. The area
13suitable for development must be contiguous to the existing
14enterprise zone and must be part of a community redevelopment
15area that has been approved and targeted for revitalization by
16the county. The area suitable for redevelopment shall be a
17master planned community that is being constructed in accordance
18with an approved conceptual master plan for the development of
19the area. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
20shall approve the amendment effective January 1, 2008, if the
21enterprise zone remains consistent with the criteria and
22conditions imposed by s. 290.0055 upon the establishment of
23enterprise zones, including the requirement that the area suffer
24from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress.
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28An act relating to enterprise zones; amending s. 290.0065, F.S.;
29authorizing certain counties to apply to the Office of Tourism,
30Trade, and Economic Development to amend the boundaries of an
31existing enterprise zone for certain purposes; providing
32criteria for areas suitable for such amendment; requiring the
33Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to approve
34the amendment by a specified date; amending s.


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