HB 4003

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to growth policy; repealing s.
3163.2523, F.S., relating to the Urban Infill and
4Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program, to terminate
5the program; amending ss. 163.065, 163.2511, and
6163.2514, F.S.; conforming cross-references to changes
7made by the act; providing an effective date.
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9Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11     Section 1.  Section 163.2523, Florida Statutes, is
12repealed.
13     Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
14163.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
15     163.065  Miami River Improvement Act.-
16     (4)  PLAN.-The Miami River Commission, working with the
17City of Miami and Miami-Dade County, shall consider the merits
18of the following:
19     (a)  Development and adoption of an urban infill and
20redevelopment plan, under ss. 163.2511-163.2520 163.2511-
21163.2523, which participating state and regional agencies shall
22review for the purposes of determining consistency with
23applicable law.
24     Section 3.  Subsection (1) of section 163.2511, Florida
25Statutes, is amended to read:
26     163.2511  Urban infill and redevelopment.-
27     (1)  Sections 163.2511-163.2520 163.2511-163.2523 may be
28cited as the "Growth Policy Act."
29     Section 4.  Section 163.2514, Florida Statutes, is amended
30to read:
31     163.2514  Growth Policy Act; definitions.-As used in ss.
32163.2511-163.2520 163.2511-163.2523, the term:
33     (1)  "Local government" means any county or municipality.
34     (2)  "Urban infill and redevelopment area" means an area or
35areas designated by a local government where:
36     (a)  Public services such as water and wastewater,
37transportation, schools, and recreation are already available or
38are scheduled to be provided in an adopted 5-year schedule of
39capital improvements;
40     (b)  The area, or one or more neighborhoods within the
41area, suffers from pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general
42distress as defined by s. 290.0058;
43     (c)  The area exhibits a proportion of properties that are
44substandard, overcrowded, dilapidated, vacant or abandoned, or
45functionally obsolete which is higher than the average for the
46local government;
47     (d)  More than 50 percent of the area is within  1/4 mile
48of a transit stop, or a sufficient number of transit stops will
49be made available concurrent with the designation; and
50     (e)  The area includes or is adjacent to community
51redevelopment areas, brownfields, enterprise zones, or Main
52Street programs, or has been designated by the state or Federal
53Government as an urban redevelopment, revitalization, or infill
54area under empowerment zone, enterprise community, or brownfield
55showcase community programs or similar programs.
56     Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.


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