| 1 | Representative Murzin offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 1174-1205 and insert: |
| 5 | fewer or a county with a population of 125,000 100,000 or fewer |
| 6 | that which is contiguous to a county with a population of 75,000 |
| 7 | or fewer. Any applicant that exercises this option shall not be |
| 8 | eligible for more than 80 percent of the total tax refunds |
| 9 | allowed such applicant under this section. |
| 10 | (t) "Rural community" means: |
| 11 | 1. A county with a population of 75,000 or less. |
| 12 | 2. A county with a population of 125,000 100,000 or less |
| 13 | that is contiguous to a county with a population of 75,000 or |
| 14 | less. |
| 15 | 3. A municipality within a county described in |
| 16 | subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. |
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| 18 | For purposes of this paragraph, population shall be determined |
| 19 | in accordance with the most recent official estimate pursuant to |
| 20 | s. 186.901. |
| 21 | (v) "Targeted industry zone" means any catalyst site |
| 22 | designated pursuant to s. 288.0656(2)(b) and any area with a |
| 23 | sector plan adopted pursuant to s. 163.3245. |
| 24 | (2) TAX REFUND; ELIGIBLE AMOUNTS.-- |
| 25 | (b) Upon approval by the director, a qualified target |
| 26 | industry business shall be allowed tax refund payments equal to |
| 27 | $3,000 times the number of jobs specified in the tax refund |
| 28 | agreement under subparagraph (4)(a)1., or equal to $6,000 times |
| 29 | the number of jobs if the project is located in a rural county, |
| 30 | a targeted industry zone, or an enterprise zone. For a county |
| 31 | with a population density of no more than 550 persons per square |
| 32 | mile that is contiguous to either Alabama or Georgia and that |
| 33 | does not contain the state capital or a county with a sector |
| 34 | plan adopted pursuant to s. 163.3245 that is within 75 miles of |
| 35 | the Georgia or Alabama border, a qualified target industry |
| 36 | business shall be allowed tax refund payments equal to $4,000 |
| 37 | times the number of jobs. Further, a |
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