The Florida Senate

290.0068  Designation of enterprise zone encompassing brownfield pilot project.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality or county containing a United States Environmental Protection Agency brownfield pilot project that was designated as of May 1, 1997, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone encompassing the brownfield pilot project, if the project is located in a county with a population less than 1 million. The application must be submitted by December 31, 1999, and must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055 except s. 290.0055(3). 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 shall designate one enterprise zone under this section if the zone is consistent with the limitations imposed 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. 16, ch. 98-75.