| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to enterprise zones; creating s. |
| 3 | 290.00729, F.S.; authorizing Charlotte County to apply |
| 4 | to the Department of Economic Opportunity for |
| 5 | designation of an enterprise zone; providing |
| 6 | application requirements; authorizing the department |
| 7 | to designate an enterprise zone in Charlotte County; |
| 8 | requiring that the department establish the initial |
| 9 | effective date for the enterprise zone; providing an |
| 10 | effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Section 290.00729, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 290.00729 Enterprise zone designation for Charlotte |
| 17 | County.-Charlotte County may apply to the Department of Economic |
| 18 | Opportunity for designation of one enterprise zone encompassing |
| 19 | an area not to exceed 20 square miles within Charlotte County. |
| 20 | The application must be submitted by December 31, 2012, and must |
| 21 | comply with the requirements in s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding s. |
| 22 | 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones |
| 23 | designated and the number of enterprise zones within a |
| 24 | population category, the department may designate one enterprise |
| 25 | zone under this section. The department shall establish the |
| 26 | initial effective date of the enterprise zone designated under |
| 27 | this section. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |