The Florida Senate

290.00691  Enterprise zone designation for Columbia County or Columbia County and Lake City.--Columbia County, or Columbia County and the municipality of Lake City jointly, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone encompassing an area within the county, or within both the county and the municipality. In identifying the area to be nominated for designation as an enterprise zone, Columbia County, or Columbia County and the municipality of Lake City jointly, shall seek to maximize the strategic economic development advantages resulting from the intersection of Interstate 75 and Interstate 10 within Columbia County. The application must be submitted by December 31, 1999, and must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055 Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under this section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial effective date of the enterprise zone designated pursuant to this section.

History.--s. 3, ch. 99-320.