| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to enterprise zones; creating s. 290.0078, |
| 3 | F.S.; authorizing the City of Lake City and Columbia |
| 4 | County to jointly apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, |
| 5 | and Economic Development for designation of a single |
| 6 | enterprise zone; providing requirements for the area of |
| 7 | the enterprise zone; providing an application deadline; |
| 8 | requiring the office to establish the effective date of |
| 9 | the enterprise zone; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Section 290.0078, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 290.0078 Enterprise zone designation for the City of Lake |
| 16 | City and Columbia County.--The City of Lake City and Columbia |
| 17 | County may jointly apply to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and |
| 18 | Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone for |
| 19 | an area within the City of Lake City and Columbia County, which |
| 20 | zone shall encompass an area not to exceed 20 square miles. The |
| 21 | application must be submitted by December 31, 2009, and must |
| 22 | comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding s. |
| 23 | 290.0065, limiting the total number of enterprise zones |
| 24 | designated, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 25 | Development may designate one enterprise zone under this |
| 26 | section. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development |
| 27 | shall establish the initial effective date of the enterprise |
| 28 | zone designated pursuant to this section. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |