| 1 | The Committee on Commerce recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to enterprise zones; authorizing a |
| 7 | governing body within the boundaries of a consolidated |
| 8 | government to apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 9 | Economic Development to amend the boundaries of an |
| 10 | enterprise zone to include a federal empowerment zone; |
| 11 | authorizing the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 12 | Development to approve the enterprise zone boundary |
| 13 | amendment application; authorizing the Office of Tourism, |
| 14 | Trade, and Economic Development to amend the boundaries of |
| 15 | an enterprise zone in the City of Brooksville/Hernando |
| 16 | County; limiting the size of the boundary amendment; |
| 17 | requiring an application for the amendment by December 31, |
| 18 | 2004; authorizing the governing body of certain counties |
| 19 | to apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 20 | Development to amend the boundaries of a certain area |
| 21 | within a certain enterprise zone; requiring the office to |
| 22 | approve the application under certain circumstances; |
| 23 | providing requirements; providing an effective date. |
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| 25 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 27 | Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a |
| 28 | governing body located wholly within the boundaries of a |
| 29 | consolidated government may apply to the Office of Tourism, |
| 30 | Trade, and Economic Development to amend the boundary of its |
| 31 | existing enterprise zone. The area proposed for addition to the |
| 32 | enterprise zone must include the three noncontiguous areas |
| 33 | designated as a federal empowerment zone under the 2000 |
| 34 | Community Renewal Tax Relief Act without any limitations as to |
| 35 | size. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may |
| 36 | approve an amendment to the enterprise zone boundary lines |
| 37 | provided the application is submitted before December 31, 2004, |
| 38 | and meets the requirements of this section. |
| 39 | Section 2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, |
| 40 | the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may amend |
| 41 | the boundaries of an area designated as the City of |
| 42 | Brooksville/Hernando County Enterprise Zone # 2701. The boundary |
| 43 | amendment must not increase the overall size of the enterprise |
| 44 | zone by more than 5 square miles. The increased area shall be |
| 45 | contiguous to the existing enterprise zone. The boundary |
| 46 | amendment must also be consistent with the limitations imposed |
| 47 | by s. 290.0055, Florida Statutes. The application package for |
| 48 | the boundary amendment must be submitted by December 31, 2004. |
| 49 | Section 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter |
| 50 | 290, Florida Statutes, the governing body of any inland county, |
| 51 | with a state-designated enterprise zone and a population greater |
| 52 | than 500,000, may apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 53 | Economic Development to amend the boundaries of such an |
| 54 | enterprise zone. The increased areas shall be contiguous to the |
| 55 | existing enterprise zone. The office shall approve the |
| 56 | application as long as the amended area does not exceed 5 square |
| 57 | miles and is consistent with the categories, criteria, and |
| 58 | limitations imposed by s. 290.0055, Florida Statutes, upon the |
| 59 | establishment of such enterprise zone. The enterprise zone |
| 60 | boundary amendment application must be received before December |
| 61 | 31, 2004. |
| 62 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |