| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to enterprise zones; authorizing the City |
| 3 | of Tampa to apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 4 | Economic Development to amend the boundaries of its |
| 5 | enterprise zone; requiring the office to approve the |
| 6 | boundary amendment application under certain |
| 7 | circumstances; providing requirements; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. By December 31, 2005, the City of Tampa may |
| 13 | apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 14 | to amend the boundaries of its enterprise zone for the purpose |
| 15 | of adding certain eligible areas to the Tampa Enterprise Zone |
| 16 | (EZ-2901). The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 17 | Development shall approve the boundary amendment application |
| 18 | provided that the boundary amendment is consistent with the |
| 19 | criteria and conditions imposed by s. 290.0055, Florida |
| 20 | Statutes, upon expansion of the enterprise zone, including the |
| 21 | requirement that the area suffers from pervasive poverty, |
| 22 | unemployment, and general distress. |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |