| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to enterprise zones; authorizing certain |
| 3 | county governing bodies to apply to the Office of Tourism, |
| 4 | Trade, and Economic Development to amend the boundary of |
| 5 | certain enterprise zones; providing a limitation; |
| 6 | authorizing the office to approve the amendment |
| 7 | application subject to certain requirements; requiring the |
| 8 | office to establish the effective date of the amendment; |
| 9 | creating s. 290.00726, F.S.; authorizing Martin County to |
| 10 | apply to the office for designation of an enterprise zone; |
| 11 | providing application requirements; authorizing the office |
| 12 | to designate an enterprise zone in Martin County; |
| 13 | providing responsibilities of the office; providing an |
| 14 | effective date. |
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| 16 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 18 | Section 1. (1) The governing body of a county in which an |
| 19 | enterprise zone has been designated, which zone includes a |
| 20 | portion of a rural area of critical economic concern designated |
| 21 | as provided in s. 288.0656(7), Florida Statutes, may apply to |
| 22 | the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to amend |
| 23 | the boundary of the enterprise zone to expand the area of the |
| 24 | enterprise zone by not more than 3 square miles. |
| 25 | (2) Notwithstanding the area limitations specified in s. |
| 26 | 290.0055(4), Florida Statutes, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 27 | Economic Development may approve the boundary amendment request |
| 28 | if the area continues to satisfy the remaining requirements of |
| 29 | s. 290.0055, Florida Statutes. |
| 30 | (3) The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 31 | shall establish the effective date of the boundary amendment |
| 32 | approved under this section. |
| 33 | Section 2. Section 290.00726, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 34 | to read: |
| 35 | 290.00726 Enterprise zone designation for Martin County.- |
| 36 | Martin County may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 37 | Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone for |
| 38 | an area within Martin County, which zone shall encompass an area |
| 39 | up to 10 square miles consisting of land within the primary |
| 40 | urban services boundary and focusing on Indiantown, but |
| 41 | excluding property owned by Florida Power and Light to the west, |
| 42 | two areas to the north designated as estate residential, and the |
| 43 | county-owned Timer Powers Recreational Area. Within the |
| 44 | designated enterprise zone, Martin County shall exempt |
| 45 | residential condominiums from benefiting from state enterprise |
| 46 | zone incentives, unless prohibited by law. The application must |
| 47 | be submitted by December 31, 2010, and must comply with the |
| 48 | requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 |
| 49 | limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the |
| 50 | number of enterprise zones within a population category, the |
| 51 | Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate |
| 52 | one enterprise zone under this section. The Office of Tourism, |
| 53 | Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial |
| 54 | effective date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to |
| 55 | this section. |
| 56 | Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011. |