HB 7055

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to growth policy; repealing s. 163.2523,
3F.S., relating to the Urban Infill and Redevelopment
4Assistance Grant Program, to terminate the program;
5repealing s. 163.2526, F.S., relating to review and
6evaluation of Growth Policy Act provisions; amending ss.
7163.065, 163.2511, and 163.2514, F.S.; conforming cross-
8references to changes made by the act; providing an
9effective date.
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11Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13     Section 1.  Sections 163.2523 and 163.2526, Florida
14Statutes, are repealed.
15     Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
16163.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
17     163.065  Miami River Improvement Act.-
18     (4)  PLAN.-The Miami River Commission, working with the
19City of Miami and Miami-Dade County, shall consider the merits
20of the following:
21     (a)  Development and adoption of an urban infill and
22redevelopment plan, under ss. 163.2511-163.2520 163.2511-
23163.2526, and participating state and regional agencies shall
24review the proposed plan for the purposes of consistency with
25applicable law.
26     Section 3.  Subsection (1) of section 163.2511, Florida
27Statutes, is amended to read:
28     163.2511  Urban infill and redevelopment.-
29     (1)  Sections 163.2511-163.2520 163.2511-163.2526 may be
30cited as the "Growth Policy Act."
31     Section 4.  Section 163.2514, Florida Statutes, is amended
32to read:
33     163.2514  Growth Policy Act; definitions.-As used in ss.
34163.2511-163.2520 163.2511-163.2526:
35     (1)  "Local government" means any county or municipality.
36     (2)  "Urban infill and redevelopment area" means an area or
37areas designated by a local government where:
38     (a)  Public services such as water and wastewater,
39transportation, schools, and recreation are already available or
40are scheduled to be provided in an adopted 5-year schedule of
41capital improvements;
42     (b)  The area, or one or more neighborhoods within the
43area, suffers from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general
44distress as defined by s. 290.0058;
45     (c)  The area exhibits a proportion of properties that are
46substandard, overcrowded, dilapidated, vacant or abandoned, or
47functionally obsolete which is higher than the average for the
48local government;
49     (d)  More than 50 percent of the area is within  1/4 mile
50of a transit stop, or a sufficient number of such transit stops
51will be made available concurrent with the designation; and
52     (e)  The area includes or is adjacent to community
53redevelopment areas, brownfields, enterprise zones, or Main
54Street programs, or has been designated by the state or Federal
55Government as an urban redevelopment, revitalization, or infill
56area under empowerment zone, enterprise community, or brownfield
57showcase community programs or similar programs.
58     Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.


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