HB 1253

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the statewide legacy communities
3initiative; providing findings, intent, and definitions;
4establishing the statewide legacy communities initiative;
5providing criteria and declarations concerning the
6initiative; providing criteria governing the services and
7activities to be supported under the initiative; providing
8requirements and goals concerning the provision of such
9services or assistance; creating the Urban Empowerment
10Corporation within the Department of Community Affairs;
11providing criteria concerning the creation, purpose, and
12duties of the corporation; providing that the corporation
13is an instrumentality of the state for purposes of
14sovereign immunity; providing that the corporation is not
15a state agency; providing that the corporation is subject
16to specified laws concerning open records and meetings
17requirements; exempting the corporation from a specified
18law concerning procurement; providing that the corporation
19is subject to specified laws concerning ethical
20requirements; prohibiting the corporation from creating
21subsidiaries; providing that the corporation does not
22supplant, replace, or direct existing operations or other
23programs; providing for the department to approve the
24corporation's articles of incorporation; providing
25criteria concerning such articles; providing for
26management of the corporation by a board of directors;
27providing criteria for appointment and operation of the
28board of directors; requiring that the board of directors
29develop and implement a plan of action; providing criteria
30concerning the plan of action; requiring that the board of
31directors provide annual reports to the Governor, the
32President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
33Representatives; requiring that the corporation establish
34a legacy consulting team that meets specified criteria;
35specifying the deliverables that the team is to provide
36for legacy communities; providing criteria for the funding
37of proposals concerning the legacy community initiative;
38requiring that the corporation issue requests for
39proposals; providing criteria for the issuance of such
40requests; providing criteria for the review and approval
41of proposals; requiring an objective scoring process;
42requiring acceptance by the residents of a legacy
43community; providing requirements for the board of
44directors concerning the revitalization plans of legacy
45communities; designating a pilot legacy community;
46providing objectives concerning the designated community;
47specifying additional communities to be included in the
48initiative; providing criteria concerning the
49revitalization plans of legacy communities; providing an
50appropriation; providing an effective date.
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52Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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54     Section 1.  Legacy communities; economic development;
55governance; cultural enlightenment; pilot project; additional
56communities; revitalization plans.--
57     (1)  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.--The Legislature finds that:
58     (a)  Many historically and culturally rich communities of
59color throughout this state have contributed significantly to
60the state's cultural and economic development. Some of these
61communities developed through the maritime, transportation, and
62agricultural labor of African-Caribbean immigrants whose
63descendants are residents of this state. Each such community has
64a healthy, vibrant, and productive history, replete with
65contributions in entertainment, art, industry, and trade, and an
66interactive communal life that attracts families, tourists, and
67commerce.
68     (b)  These communities are now often hidden beneath the
69debris of many years of blight and disinvestment. These
70communities have the unique potential to be rediscovered and
71rebuilt through reinvestment, creating a cultural magnet-
72industry that will again attract families, tourism, and
73commerce.
74     (c)  Because legacy communities share a similar plight,
75similar assets, similar risks, and similar opportunities, the
76approach to their survival and growth should be the same.
77     (d)  A single legacy community cannot generate sufficient
78power to command or leverage resources that are sufficient to
79address its needs and potentialities. But collectively, legacy
80communities can create industries that attract and leverage
81resources on a scale that is large enough to foster the building
82of economic wealth and to fuel self-sufficiency and
83sustainability for future generations. By joining forces, the
84legacy communities and the individuals and businesses of those
85communities can avoid becoming extinct through displacement and
86instead become positioned to revive, prosper, and leave their
87legacy for future generations.
88     (e)  Legacy communities are at risk of massive displacement
89due to gentrification. Families are at risk, businesses are at
90risk, and therefore the community is at risk. These communities
91are being discovered and appreciated by new residents and others
92who are willing to invest under current conditions and develop
93the economic potential. The result is escalated land values,
94higher taxes, and numerous rental conversions that make it
95difficult to accommodate persons having low incomes, those
96living on a fixed income, the working poor, and the unemployed.
97When low-income residents are displaced, the community's culture
98is also displaced, and there is a change in the community's
99character, a loss of place, and an erosion of the community's
100stability and economic foundations. Civic and sacred places are
101abandoned. Businesses shrink into oblivion. Educational
102institutions change drastically as the population shifts.
103Eventually culture, race, and social status are lost to the new
104community and the history of the place becomes a forgotten
105memory. In the process, families are devastated.
106     (f)  Gentrifying communities have a unique opportunity to
107capture the benefits of change and revitalization efforts
108without unnecessary and unwanted displacement of a community's
109residents. Because change is introduced and development is
110imminent, communities that have been devastated can become
111renewed for existing residents and for those new residents who
112are willing to become a contributing part of the community. New
113residents can become a healthy part of a gentrifying community
114if their participation does not result in displacement and if
115the existing residents, culture, and assets are valued,
116respected, and empowered. The opportunity is to rebuild the
117community as a mixed income, diverse, and culturally sound place
118to live, work, and play, in which the historical character,
119culture, populace, and assets of the community are recognized as
120foundational and irreplaceable. In such communities, everyone
121benefits from the improvements and everyone participates.
122     (2)  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--Through this act, the Legislature
123intends to:
124     (a)  Create a statewide initiative by which the projects
125and activities of individuals, community organizations, and
126businesses in a legacy community implement the legacy-community
127strategies as planned. The statewide approach, to be known as
128the Legacy Communities Initiative, shall provide the linkages so
129that each legacy community is able to appropriately publicize
130the community, share and leverage resources, and reinforce
131common interests and projects.
132     (b)  Enable sustainable funding for the initiative for 10
133years in order to help ensure that the initiative's activities
134and strategies are not short-circuited by a lack of funding.
135     (c)  Broadly ensure support and accountability and help
136minimize the challenges within the local community which have
137traditionally hindered legacy communities in their respective
138rebuilding efforts.
139     (d)  Foster opportunities for participating legacy
140communities to share information and expertise, collectively use
141best practices, and benefit from networking with similar
142communities.
143     (e)  Initiate creative financial benefits so that many
144legacy communities may be served by common resources and shared
145expertise. Using collective purchasing, the revenue of legacy
146communities will increase, creating employment that, with
147increased tourism, will help to sustain the communities'
148economies.
149     (f)  Conserve revered historical places and cultural
150legacies, recognizing that legacy communities are unique
151benefactors contributing to the proud and rich heritage of the
152state and nation.
153     (3)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this act, the term:
154     (a)  "Corporation" means the Urban Empowerment Corporation.
155     (b)  "Department" means the Department of Community
156Affairs.
157     (c)  "Legacy community" means a historic and culturally
158distinct community that is established in an area of this state
159and developed by capturing and cultivating the people's
160cultures, skills, beliefs, interests, and values.
161     (d)  "Pilot legacy community" means the legacy community
162designated to initiate the legacy communities revitalization
163plan to develop, implement, and establish a model for subsequent
164legacy communities to follow.
165     (e)  "Revitalization plan" means a written document,
166developed through stakeholder interaction, which presents a
167snapshot of a community's priorities, needs, people, places,
168character, and story; sets forth a strategy to address and
169resolve established needs and problems; and describes how the
170community will preserve, protect, build, and sustain its people
171and places, its past, and its future.
172     (4)  STATEWIDE LEGACY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE.--There is
173established the Statewide Legacy Communities Initiative.
174     (a)  The statewide initiative is established to support and
175fund projects and activities undertaken by individuals,
176community organizations, and businesses in legacy communities
177implementing the legacy community strategy. The statewide
178initiative shall provide the linkages that each community needs
179to be able to appropriately publicize the community, share and
180leverage resources, and reinforce common interests and projects.
181     (b)  The statewide initiative shall provide support and
182accountability and help to minimize challenges within the local
183community which have traditionally hindered legacy communities
184in their respective rebuilding efforts. The statewide initiative
185shall also serve to standardize the processes and participatory
186requirements, thereby equalizing the opportunities for all
187communities involved.
188     (c)  The statewide initiative shall provide sustainable
189funding for a period of years as specified in state
190appropriations, which must ensure that the activities and
191strategies of the legacy communities initiative will not be
192discontinued due to a lack of resources.
193     (d)  The statewide initiative shall foster opportunities
194for participating communities to share information and
195expertise, collectively use best practices, and benefit from
196networking with similar communities. The Legislature expects
197that the participating communities will be served by common
198resources and shared expertise, will share in collective
199purchasing, and will help sustain their economies by increased
200tourism, revenues, and employment. The collective power of
201revitalized communities and reinstated industry can reverse the
202effects of years of disinvestment.
203     (5)  STATEWIDE LEGACY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE SUPPORTED
204SERVICES.--Funding for the statewide legacy community initiative
205shall support certain designated services and activities for
206legacy communities. The scope of such services and activities
207includes:
208     (a)  Creating community land trusts. The objective of each
209community land trust is to ensure that the community property
210remains under the jurisdiction of the community and to preserve
211the property for generations in the future. The initiative's
212land trust specialists shall provide technical assistance to any
213existing community land trust in a legacy community or help to
214develop a new community land trust based on the core values of
215the legacy community initiative.
216     (b)  Training, organizing, and supporting faith-based and
217partner community organizations in fostering a system of
218communication, community education, advocacy, leadership, and
219family support in each legacy community. The objective is to
220increase the capacity of faith-based groups to work with
221community-based organizations, resident groups, and resource
222partners in order to achieve the community's goals. Consultants
223may aid faith-based and community organizations in accessing
224resources and building cooperation among residents, businesses,
225and youth toward building together and protecting their assets,
226culture, families, land, and legacy.
227     (c)  Promoting youth initiatives that help reintroduce
228traditional values and behavioral mores to the community's
229youth. The statewide legacy community initiative shall support
230programs to help youth to improve academically, personally, and
231socially, at home in the family and in the community. Activities
232provided under this strategy must foster skill development and
233opportunities to be constructively involved in community
234building and career development. The legacy consulting team
235shall assist the new legacy community in accessing or enhancing
236programs that mentor, train, and help youths build their
237community and develop marketable skills that are transferable
238between communities, help youth become employed in the larger
239society, and provide youth with investment education, budget and
240financial counseling, leadership skills, community building
241opportunities, and home-building training.
242     (d)  Preserving the culture of gentrifying communities. The
243statewide legacy community initiative shall support legacy
244consultants in assisting each legacy community in developing and
245marketing cultural programs, festivals, story-telling programs,
246educational activities, and other activities that preserve and
247promote the culture of the community and its people. Technical
248assistance shall be provided to help the legacy community
249identify its own cultural industry where the existing residents
250and businesses build on the strength of what they have
251traditionally had in their hands, their homes, and their hearts.
252The legacy community shall be coached in marketing natural
253assets to create trade that is built on the culture, traditions,
254and talents of the community.
255     (e)  Providing economic development and wealth-building
256resource programs and activities. The programs shall be designed
257to help the community develop and access nontraditional economic
258resources and funds. These programs must involve economic
259sources other than the government or private foundations to
260provide self-sustaining and self-generating methods to build
261wealth and support for the community and put people to work in
262meaningful ways that keep assets and resources in the
263communities so that they are shared by families and sustainable
264through future generations.
265     (f)  Involving community residents in the design and
266development of their own communities. Using professionals, the
267legacy consulting team shall engage the community in design
268workshops to build consensus and participation in planning and
269community design and introduce the community to tools such as
270community-sponsored ordinances, rezoning, special districts, and
271other neighborhood conservation processes.
272     (g)  Integrating community builders with other contractors
273to develop a team of local community builders who can continue
274to carry out the activities and provide leadership in the
275community to sustain its efforts. The technical assistance team
276shall coach the community and its nonprofit organizations to
277develop the programs, fund the efforts, and engage the community
278in its own revitalization.
279     (h)  Providing each legacy community with technical
280assistance support to identify eligible property, prepare
281acquisition applications, and physically redesign local
282properties to reflect the culture of the community and promote
283mixed-use and mixed-income development through resident
284ownership mechanisms. Each legacy community shall receive
285technical assistance to address current and future environmental
286issues in their communities and to incorporate environmental
287planning solutions in the design and physical revitalization of
288their communities.
289     (i)  Developing and implementing a marketing strategy that
290links legacy communities with their cottage industries through a
291continuous cultural corridor. The strategy shall engage support
292and promotion by African and Caribbean-American icons and
293companies willing to underwrite portions of the campaign.
294     (j)  Advocating leadership and empowerment efforts. Such
295efforts shall, through screening, selection, and support of
296community representatives who are knowledgeable about community
297concerns and responsive to residents' needs, be proactive in
298creating opportunities for families in the community. The legacy
299consulting team shall educate the community through small group
300discussions and family-based dialogue on the importance and
301process of participating in civic activities.
302     (k)  Reclaiming underemployed men and bringing them back
303into wholeness and leadership in the legacy community and in
304their families. This is an imperative that the statewide legacy
305community initiative must address. A principal goal of the
306statewide legacy community initiative is for all legacy
307communities to focus on the reversal of crime and substance
308abuse, emphasizing intervention and diversion from crime. Each
309local legacy community shall place a strong emphasis on
310supporting black men who are displaced from the home and
311disproportionately represented in institutions. The statewide
312legacy community initiative shall support local legacy
313communities in developing a variety of strategies to help
314prevent youth from becoming involved in gangs, crime, and
315substance abuse. The statewide legacy community initiative shall
316also support efforts to strengthen families and build healthy
317marriages, emphasizing rites-of-passage activities, constructive
318counseling, and mentoring programs. Male role models must be
319actively recruited from fraternities, faith-based groups, black
320civic organizations, elders, trade groups, male celebrities, and
321neighborhood male activists. The legacy consulting team shall
322work with existing organizations and assist them in accessing
323resources and links to other similar programs to maximize their
324efforts in this area.
325     (l)  Empowering women, the seniors, and families to work
326with existing organizations and assisting them to access
327resources and links to other similar programs. Legacy community
328consultants shall work with nonprofit organizations to help
329women cope with the issues that most affect them and their
330children, including, but not limited to, domestic violence,
331economic development, women's health care, child-rearing, and
332support for single mothers.
333     (m)  Fostering traditional cultural values. The statewide
334legacy community initiative shall train families to implement
335historically known spiritual principles and principles of
336Kwanzaa every day and to remember the values taught by the
337ancestors which spiritually guide and keep people healthy,
338cohesive, wise, and compassionate. Consultants shall work with
339existing organizations and assist them in accessing resources
340that link them with proponents of community culture and
341traditions to help re-teach these values and to help incorporate
342them into the daily behavior and traditions of the legacy
343community.
344     (6)  STATEWIDE LEGACY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE; URBAN
345EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION; ORGANIZATION.--
346     (a)  There is created within the Department of Community
347Affairs the Urban Empowerment Corporation.
348     (b)  The corporation shall be a not-for-profit corporation
349registered, incorporated, and operated in accordance with
350chapter 617, Florida Statutes.
351     (c)  The corporation shall serve as the coordinating
352organization for the development and implementation of the
353Statewide Legacy Community Initiative. The purpose of the
354corporation is to assist in carrying out the duties and
355responsibilities set forth in this section. The corporation
356shall operate to fulfill its purpose and, in the best interests
357of the state, the corporation:
358     1.  Shall be a corporation primarily acting as an
359instrumentality of the state pursuant to s. 768.28(2), Florida
360Statutes, for the purposes of sovereign immunity;
361     2.  Is not an agency within the meaning of s. 20.03(11),
362Florida Statutes;
363     3.  Is subject to the open records and meetings
364requirements of s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution, chapter
365119, Florida Statutes, and s. 286.011, Florida Statutes;
366     4.  Is not subject to the provisions of chapter 287,
367Florida Statutes;
368     5.  Is governed by the code of ethics for public officers
369and employees as set forth in part III of chapter 112, Florida
370Statutes;
371     6.  Is not authorized to create corporate subsidiaries; and
372     7.  Does not supplant, replace, or direct existing
373operations or other programs.
374     (d)  The articles of incorporation of the corporation must
375be approved in a written agreement with the Department of
376Community Affairs. The articles of incorporation must provide
377that:
378     1.  The corporation shall provide equal employment
379opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color,
380religion, gender, national origin, age, handicap, or marital
381status;
382     2.  The corporation is subject to the public-records and
383public-meetings requirements of s. 24, Art. I of the State
384Constitution;
385     3.  All officers, directors, and employees of the
386corporation are governed by the code of ethics for public
387officers and employees as set forth in part III of chapter 112,
388Florida Statutes;
389     4.  Members of the board of directors of the corporation
390are responsible for the prudent use of all public and private
391funds and that they will ensure that the use of funds is in
392accordance with all applicable laws, bylaws, and contractual
393requirements; and
394     5.  The fiscal year of the corporation is from July 1
395through June 30.
396     (e)  The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a
397board of directors who shall serve without compensation. Each
398director shall have one vote. The chair of the board of
399directors shall be selected by a majority vote of the directors,
400a quorum being present. The board of directors shall consist of
401five members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall
402appoint the members by September 1, 2009.
403     (f)  The board of directors shall provide a copy of the
404corporation's annual report to the Governor, the President of
405the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
406Secretary of Community Affairs.
407     (g)  The corporation shall develop and implement a plan of
408action that:
409     1.  Facilitates meetings between prospective investors and
410eligible organizations in the corporation;
411     2.  Provides for hiring full-time staff members, including
412an executive director, who understand relevant community
413development issues needed to ensure that appropriate services
414are provided to each legacy community participating in this
415initiative and who can promote legacy communities to investors
416who respect the community's efforts to preserve its heritage;
417and
418     3.  Develops cooperative relationships with publicly
419supported organizations, private corporations, and private
420foundations that work together to provide resources or special
421knowledge helpful to the legacy community's economic and social
422growth.
423     (h)  By December 1 of each year, the corporation shall
424issue an annual report of its activities. The report shall
425include:
426     1.  An assessment of compliance with its plan of action and
427information on any assistance and activities provided by the
428corporation to assist legacy communities.
429     2.  A description of the benefits, economic and social, to
430this state resulting from the corporation's work.
431     3.  Independently audited financial statements, including
432statements that show receipts and expenditures during the
433preceding fiscal year for personnel, administration, and
434operational costs of the corporation.
435     (i)1.  The corporation shall establish a legacy consulting
436team to ensure that appropriate resources, services, and
437programs are provided to each legacy community participating in
438the statewide legacy community initiative.
439     2.  The corporation shall consist of experts who shall
440assist legacy communities in developing a revitalization plan to
441bring together residents, property owners, and business persons
442to plan for a long-term investment in the legacy community. The
443legacy consulting team shall work to identify community needs,
444develop specific strategies for revitalization in each
445respective legacy community, and engage resources to meet the
446needs. The legacy consulting team shall provide deliverables for
447each legacy community which include:
448     a.  Assessment of needs and capacity.
449     b.  Consultation and advisement.
450     c.  Community and board education.
451     d.  Community builders training.
452     e.  Development or enhancement of existing programs and
453services that embrace the legacy community initiative
454strategies.
455     f.  Resource development.
456     g.  Revitalization plan assistance.
457     h.  Establishment of linkages within the legacy communities
458network.
459     i.  Establishment of linkages to resources and potential
460partners outside the legacy communities network.
461     j.  Liaison and interface activities with the Legislature.
462     k.  Expertise and technical assistance in the funding
463application and awards process.
464     l.  Troubleshooting, mediation, and facilitation of local
465processes.
466     m.  Promotion of legacy communities and the initiative.
467     n.  Assistance with evaluation and corrective actions.
468     (7)  STATEWIDE LEGACY COMMUNITY INITIATIVE; APPLICATIONS;
469REVIEW; FUNDING.--
470     (a)  The corporation shall issue requests for proposals to
471fulfill the purposes of the statewide legacy community
472initiative as described in this section. The corporation shall
473review the proposals in a committee appointed by its board of
474directors, which shall make a recommendation for final selection
475based on an objective scoring process, with published criteria
476developed by the board of directors of the corporation before
477issuance of the request for proposals. A proposal may be
478approved in three phases: prestartup and development,
479implementation, and sustainability and replication. Final
480approval of the selected proposal must be by the board of
481directors of the corporation and consistent with the published
482criteria it developed before issuing the request for proposals.
483     (b)1.  In order to be eligible for assistance, a proposed
484legacy community seeking to implement the statewide legacy
485community initiative must demonstrate acceptance of the
486initiative by the community's residents.
487     2.  The corporation shall review the revitalization plan of
488each legacy community. For those communities accepted into the
489initiative, the corporation shall act as a mentor for the legacy
490community, develop marketing information concerning the
491community, and use its local resources to attract capital
492investment, government grants, and foundation assistance.
493     (8)  DESIGNATING PILOT LEGACY COMMUNITY.--That portion of
494Miami-Dade county known as Coconut Grove is designated as the
495initial statewide pilot legacy community.
496     (a)  Coconut Grove is the epicenter for promoting Caribbean
497culture in this state. The Coconut Grove area celebrates the
498contributions of Caribbean immigrant populations from Key West
499to Tallahassee. The legacy communities initiative shall identify
500and empower the immigrant Caribbean communities. In Miami-Dade
501county, Coconut Grove was the first such settlement for these
502populations, the largest of which were Bahamians. It is
503historically and culturally the first Caribbean community in
504Florida, and its recent increasing diversity adds to the
505richness of this community as a Caribbean Epicenter.
506     (b)  In Coconut Grove, the objectives are to:
507     1.  Preserve the Bahamian-Island culture and character in
508the businesses, community places and events, daily life, and the
509built environment;
510     2.  Promote and support the Island District Merchant's
511Association and wealth-building strategies;
512     3.  Support home ownership and protect residents from
513displacement;
514     4.  Protect and support community-based organizations and
515strategies that assist families, youth, elders, and individuals;
516and
517     5.  Facilitate cohesiveness, effective advocacy, and
518community involvement in the revitalization process.
519     (9)  SPECIFYING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITIES.--Additional
520communities that must be included in the Legacy Communities
521Statewide Initiative along with the pilot project in Coconut
522Grove include Brownsville, Little Haiti, Liberty City, Overtown,
523Lemon City, Opa Locka, Carol City, Cooper City, South Miami, Key
524West, Bahama Village, Del Ray, West Palm Beach, Belle Glade,
525Riviera Beach, Pleasant City, Eatonville, Orlando, Port St. Joe,
526and Jacksonville.
527     (10)  REVITALIZATION PLANS OF LEGACY COMMUNITIES.--Each
528legacy community's revitalization plan must:
529     (a)  Set out assumptions and objectives and serve as the
530framework for the revitalization of the community.
531     (b)  Be usable as a communication and marketing tool.
532     (c)  Be formulated by a diverse team of professionals and
533stakeholders to address the many different complex issues facing
534the Coconut Grove pilot project and other legacy communities.
535     (d)  Describe the legacy community's history.
536     (e)  Set forth statistics and current conditions with
537respect to family status, income, jobs and employment
538opportunities in the community, current zoning issues, public
539transportation, conditions in local education, social services,
540housing, economic development, community cohesion, the culture
541of the community, environmental justice issues, visual themes in
542the community, historical and preservation issues, community
543involvement, key community interest areas, community relations
544challenges, and the community's social and economic history,
545culture, collective character, current composition, and assets.
546     (f)  Describe the process for community involvement which
547provides a forum for residents to become informed about civic
548affairs and actively involved in making decisions that
549ultimately affect their community, and define ways in which the
550process must be improved or changed to make members of the
551community equal partners in the dialog concerning revitalization
552projects in their neighborhoods.
553     (g)  Be developed in response to needs of the community as
554indicated by empirical data, surveys, focus group feedback,
555economic indicators, prior studies, community input, historical
556background, community asset mapping, stakeholder input, resource
557partnership input, and demographic profiles.
558     (h)  Define strategies concerning the services and
559activities described in subsection (5) and identify standards
560for effective delivery of such services and activities.
561     (i)  Be reviewed and receive comments from each identified
562stakeholder.
563     (j)  Set forth the community's needs and opportunities, the
564need for revitalization and its importance to the community,
565partnerships, resources and assets, goals for revitalization,
566proposed projects and activities, the process and essential
567strategies for addressing needs, timeframes and benchmarks for
568various phases of developing the local legacy community,
569committed or potential resources, budget projections, benefits
570and returns on investments, deliverables, local recommendations,
571an evaluation process, anticipated outcomes and results, and
572proof of sustainability.
573     Section 2.  The sum of $__________ is appropriated from the
574General Revenue Fund to the Department of Community Affairs for
575the purpose of paying salaries and other administrative expenses
576necessary to carry out the provisions of this act relating to
577the statewide legacy community initiative during the 2009-2010
578fiscal year.
579     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.


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