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SB 1116: Rural Areas of Opportunity

GENERAL BILL by Grimsley

Rural Areas of Opportunity; Increasing the value of tax credits for certain eligible businesses; increasing the maximum amount of grant funds that regionally based economic development organizations may receive from the Department of Economic Opportunity; increasing the maximum percentage of infrastructure project costs for which the department may award grants; deleting a provision that caps the tax refund amount for certain qualified target industry business tax refund applicants; specifying that a rural area of opportunity shall be designated as a rural enterprise zone, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/19/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/26/2014 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 91
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 90
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218)

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  • SB 1116, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2014 at 10:41 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 611 Rural Areas of Opportunity Beshears Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218)
    Location: In committee/council (EDTS)
    H 7023 (er) Economic Development Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/20/2014 Chapter No. 2014-218
    Location: Became Law
    S 1634 (c2) Department of Economic Opportunity Commerce and Tourism Compare Last Action: 4/30/2014 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218) -SJ 860
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (24)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.271 Emergency medical services; county emergency medical service assessments. Page 15 (pdf)
    163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. Page 15 (pdf)
    163.3187 Process for adoption of small-scale comprehensive plan amendment. Page 17 (pdf)
    163.3246 Local government comprehensive planning certification program. Page 18 (pdf)
    211.3103 Levy of tax on severance of phosphate rock; rate, basis, and distribution of tax. Page 19 (pdf)
    212.098 Rural Job Tax Credit Program. Page 2 (pdf)
    218.67 Distribution for fiscally constrained counties. Page 20 (pdf)
    288.018 Regional Rural Development Grants Program. Page 6 (pdf)
    288.065 Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund. Page 21 (pdf)
    288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund. Page 7 (pdf)
    288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 22 (pdf)
    288.106 Tax refund program for qualified target industry businesses. Page 10 (pdf)
    288.1088 Quick Action Closing Fund. Page 24 (pdf)
    288.1089 Innovation Incentive Program. Page 24 (pdf)
    290.004 Definitions relating to Florida Enterprise Zone Act. Page 14 (pdf)
    290.0055 Local nominating procedure. Page 26 (pdf)
    290.0065 State designation of enterprise zones. Page 14 (pdf)
    339.2819 Transportation Regional Incentive Program. Page 27 (pdf)
    339.63 System facilities designated; additions and deletions. Page 14 (pdf)
    373.4595 Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program. Page 27 (pdf)
    380.06 Developments of regional impact. Page 37 (pdf)
    380.0651 Statewide guidelines and standards. Page 39 (pdf)
    985.686 Shared county and state responsibility for juvenile detention. Page 40 (pdf)
    1011.76 Small School District Stabilization Program. Page 40 (pdf)

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