| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to rural enterprise zones; requiring the |
| 3 | Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to |
| 4 | designate certain rural catalyst sites as rural enterprise |
| 5 | zones upon request of a host county; specifying request |
| 6 | requirements; specifying effect of designation; specifying |
| 7 | reporting requirements for rural catalyst sites designated |
| 8 | as a rural enterprise zone; authorizing host county |
| 9 | development authorities to enter into memoranda of |
| 10 | agreement for certain purposes; providing an effective |
| 11 | date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065(1), Florida |
| 16 | Statutes, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
| 17 | Development, upon request of the host county, shall designate as |
| 18 | a rural enterprise zone any catalyst site as defined in s. |
| 19 | 288.0656(2)(b), Florida Statutes, that was approved prior to |
| 20 | January 1, 2010, and that is not located in an existing rural |
| 21 | enterprise zone. The request from the host county must include |
| 22 | the legal description of the catalyst site and the name and |
| 23 | contact information for the county development authority |
| 24 | responsible for managing the catalyst site. The designation |
| 25 | shall provide businesses locating within the catalyst site the |
| 26 | same eligibility for economic incentives and other benefits of a |
| 27 | rural enterprise zone designated under s. 290.0065, Florida |
| 28 | Statutes. The reporting criteria for a catalyst site designated |
| 29 | as a rural enterprise zone under this section are the same as |
| 30 | for other rural enterprise zones. Host county development |
| 31 | authorities may enter into memoranda of agreement, as necessary, |
| 32 | to coordinate their efforts to implement this section. |
| 33 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |