Bill Text: FL S0392 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Enterprise Zones

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-05-01 - Died in Commerce and Tourism [S0392 Detail]

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       Florida Senate - 2015                                     SB 392
       
       
        
       By Senator Clemens
       
       
       
       
       
       27-00295-15                                            2015392__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to enterprise zones; amending ss.
    3         20.60, 196.095, 212.08, 212.096, 220.181, 220.182, and
    4         220.183, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
    5         by the act; amending s. 290.003, F.S.; revising the
    6         policy and purpose of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act;
    7         amending s. 290.0055, F.S.; revising the conditions
    8         under which a county or municipality, or a county and
    9         one or more municipalities, may apply for the
   10         designation of an area as an enterprise zone;
   11         requiring that an area nominated for designation as an
   12         enterprise zone meet additional criteria; revising the
   13         circumstances under which a governing body of certain
   14         jurisdiction may apply to the Department of Economic
   15         Opportunity for a change in boundary; requiring the
   16         board of an enterprise zone to adopt a certain
   17         resolution within a specified time period; amending s.
   18         290.0056, F.S.; providing that the municipality or
   19         county that applies for designation of an enterprise
   20         zone has jurisdiction over the enterprise zone’s
   21         administration; requiring the municipality or county
   22         with jurisdiction over the area designated as an
   23         enterprise zone to designate a zone administrator;
   24         requiring a county or municipality to create a board
   25         of the enterprise zone under certain circumstances;
   26         deleting provisions relating to the creation of an
   27         enterprise zone development agency by a county or
   28         municipality; providing that the board of the
   29         enterprise zone or the zone administrator has the
   30         powers and responsibilities previously vested in the
   31         enterprise zone development agency; requiring the zone
   32         administrator, rather than the enterprise zone
   33         development agency, to submit a report to the
   34         department; revising the report requirements;
   35         requiring the dissolution of an enterprise zone if it
   36         does not meet certain goals within a specified period;
   37         amending ss. 290.0065 and 290.014, F.S.; conforming
   38         provisions to changes made by the act; amending s.
   39         290.016, F.S.; extending the expiration date of the
   40         Florida Enterprise Zone Act; reenacting ss.
   41         166.231(8)(c), 193.077(4), 193.085(5)(b),
   42         195.073(4)(b), 195.099(1)(b), 196.012(18), 205.022(4),
   43         205.054(6), 212.096(12), 220.02(6)(c) and (7)(c),
   44         220.03(1)(a), (c), (d), (i), (j), (k), (o), (p), (q),
   45         and (u), and 220.13(1)(a), F.S., relating to the
   46         extension of the expiration date of the Florida
   47         Enterprise Zone Act, to incorporate the amendment made
   48         to section 290.016, F.S., in references thereto;
   49         providing an effective date.
   50          
   51  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   52  
   53         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (10) of section
   54  20.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   55         20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers
   56  and duties.—
   57         (10) The department, with assistance from Enterprise
   58  Florida, Inc., shall, by November 1 of each year, submit an
   59  annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
   60  the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the condition of
   61  the business climate and economic development in the state.
   62         (b) The report must incorporate annual reports of other
   63  programs, including:
   64         1. The displaced homemaker program established under s.
   65  446.50.
   66         2. Information provided by the Department of Revenue under
   67  s. 290.014.
   68         3. Information provided to the department by the zone
   69  administrators on behalf of the boards of the enterprise zones
   70  zone development agencies under s. 290.0056 and an analysis of
   71  the activities and accomplishments of each enterprise zone.
   72         4. The Economic Gardening Business Loan Pilot Program
   73  established under s. 288.1081 and the Economic Gardening
   74  Technical Assistance Pilot Program established under s.
   75  288.1082.
   76         5. A detailed report of the performance of the Black
   77  Business Loan Program and a cumulative summary of quarterly
   78  report data required under s. 288.714.
   79         6. The Rural Economic Development Initiative established
   80  under s. 288.0656.
   81         Section 2. Section 196.095, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   82  read:
   83         196.095 Exemption for a licensed child care facility
   84  operating in an enterprise zone.—
   85         (1) Any real estate used and owned as a child care facility
   86  as defined in s. 402.302 which operates in an enterprise zone
   87  pursuant to chapter 290 is exempt from taxation.
   88         (2) To claim an enterprise zone child care property tax
   89  exemption authorized by this section, a child care facility must
   90  file an application under oath with the governing body or the
   91  board of the enterprise zone development agency having
   92  jurisdiction over the enterprise zone where the child care
   93  center is located. Within 10 working days after receipt of an
   94  application, the governing body or the board of the enterprise
   95  zone development agency shall review the application to
   96  determine if it contains all the information required pursuant
   97  to this section and meets the criteria set out in this section.
   98  The governing body or the board agency shall certify all
   99  applications that contain the information required pursuant to
  100  this section and meet the criteria set out in this section as
  101  eligible to receive an ad valorem tax exemption. The child care
  102  center shall be responsible for forwarding all application
  103  materials to the governing body or the board of the enterprise
  104  zone development agency.
  105         (3) The production by the child care facility operator of a
  106  current license by the Department of Children and Families or
  107  local licensing authority and certification by the governing
  108  body or enterprise zone where the child care center is located
  109  is prima facie evidence that the child care facility owner is
  110  entitled to such exemptions.
  111         Section 3. Paragraphs (g), (h), and (p) of subsection (5)
  112  and paragraphs (b), (c), and (g) of subsection (15) of section
  113  212.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  114         212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and
  115  storage tax; specified exemptions.—The sale at retail, the
  116  rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the
  117  storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following
  118  are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this
  119  chapter.
  120         (5) EXEMPTIONS; ACCOUNT OF USE.—
  121         (g) Building materials used in the rehabilitation of real
  122  property located in an enterprise zone.—
  123         1. Building materials used in the rehabilitation of real
  124  property located in an enterprise zone are exempt from the tax
  125  imposed by this chapter upon an affirmative showing to the
  126  satisfaction of the department that the items have been used for
  127  the rehabilitation of real property located in an enterprise
  128  zone. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., this exemption
  129  inures to the owner, lessee, or lessor at the time the real
  130  property is rehabilitated, but only through a refund of
  131  previously paid taxes. To receive a refund pursuant to this
  132  paragraph, the owner, lessee, or lessor of the rehabilitated
  133  real property must file an application under oath with the
  134  governing body or the board of the enterprise zone development
  135  agency having jurisdiction over the enterprise zone where the
  136  business is located, as applicable. A single application for a
  137  refund may be submitted for multiple, contiguous parcels that
  138  were part of a single parcel that was divided as part of the
  139  rehabilitation of the property. All other requirements of this
  140  paragraph apply to each parcel on an individual basis. The
  141  application must include:
  142         a. The name and address of the person claiming the refund.
  143         b. An address and assessment roll parcel number of the
  144  rehabilitated real property for which a refund of previously
  145  paid taxes is being sought.
  146         c. A description of the improvements made to accomplish the
  147  rehabilitation of the real property.
  148         d. A copy of a valid building permit issued by the county
  149  or municipal building department for the rehabilitation of the
  150  real property.
  151         e. A sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, from the
  152  general contractor licensed in this state with whom the
  153  applicant contracted to make the improvements necessary to
  154  rehabilitate the real property, which lists the building
  155  materials used to rehabilitate the real property, the actual
  156  cost of the building materials, and the amount of sales tax paid
  157  in this state on the building materials. If a general contractor
  158  was not used, the applicant, not a general contractor, shall
  159  make the sworn statement required by this sub-subparagraph.
  160  Copies of the invoices that evidence the purchase of the
  161  building materials used in the rehabilitation and the payment of
  162  sales tax on the building materials must be attached to the
  163  sworn statement provided by the general contractor or by the
  164  applicant. Unless the actual cost of building materials used in
  165  the rehabilitation of real property and the payment of sales
  166  taxes is documented by a general contractor or by the applicant
  167  in this manner, the cost of the building materials is deemed to
  168  be an amount equal to 40 percent of the increase in assessed
  169  value for ad valorem tax purposes.
  170         f. The identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065
  171  to the enterprise zone in which the rehabilitated real property
  172  is located.
  173         g. A certification by the local building code inspector
  174  that the improvements necessary to rehabilitate the real
  175  property are substantially completed.
  176         h. A statement of whether the business is a small business
  177  as defined by s. 288.703.
  178         i. If applicable, the name and address of each permanent
  179  employee of the business, including, for each employee who is a
  180  resident of an enterprise zone, the identifying number assigned
  181  pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the
  182  employee resides.
  183         2. This exemption inures to a municipality, county, other
  184  governmental unit or agency, or nonprofit community-based
  185  organization through a refund of previously paid taxes if the
  186  building materials used in the rehabilitation are paid for from
  187  the funds of a community development block grant, State Housing
  188  Initiatives Partnership Program, or similar grant or loan
  189  program. To receive a refund, a municipality, county, other
  190  governmental unit or agency, or nonprofit community-based
  191  organization must file an application that includes the same
  192  information required in subparagraph 1. In addition, the
  193  application must include a sworn statement signed by the chief
  194  executive officer of the municipality, county, other
  195  governmental unit or agency, or nonprofit community-based
  196  organization seeking a refund which states that the building
  197  materials for which a refund is sought were funded by a
  198  community development block grant, State Housing Initiatives
  199  Partnership Program, or similar grant or loan program.
  200         3. Within 10 working days after receipt of an application,
  201  the governing body or the board of the enterprise zone
  202  development agency shall review the application to determine if
  203  it contains all the information required by subparagraph 1. or
  204  subparagraph 2. and meets the criteria set out in this
  205  paragraph. The governing body or the board agency shall certify
  206  all applications that contain the required information and are
  207  eligible to receive a refund. If applicable, the governing body
  208  or the board agency shall also certify if 20 percent of the
  209  employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone,
  210  excluding temporary and part-time employees. The certification
  211  must be in writing, and a copy of the certification shall be
  212  transmitted to the executive director of the department. The
  213  applicant is responsible for forwarding a certified application
  214  to the department within the time specified in subparagraph 4.
  215         4. An application for a refund must be submitted to the
  216  department within 6 months after the rehabilitation of the
  217  property is deemed to be substantially completed by the local
  218  building code inspector or by November 1 after the rehabilitated
  219  property is first subject to assessment.
  220         5. Only one exemption through a refund of previously paid
  221  taxes for the rehabilitation of real property is permitted for
  222  any single parcel of property unless there is a change in
  223  ownership, a new lessor, or a new lessee of the real property. A
  224  refund may not be granted unless the amount to be refunded
  225  exceeds $500. A refund may not exceed the lesser of 97 percent
  226  of the Florida sales or use tax paid on the cost of the building
  227  materials used in the rehabilitation of the real property as
  228  determined pursuant to sub-subparagraph 1.e. or $5,000, or, if
  229  at least 20 percent of the employees of the business are
  230  residents of an enterprise zone, excluding temporary and part
  231  time employees, the amount of refund may not exceed the lesser
  232  of 97 percent of the sales tax paid on the cost of the building
  233  materials or $10,000. A refund shall be made within 30 days
  234  after formal approval by the department of the application for
  235  the refund.
  236         6. The department shall adopt rules governing the manner
  237  and form of refund applications and may establish guidelines as
  238  to the requisites for an affirmative showing of qualification
  239  for exemption under this paragraph.
  240         7. The department shall deduct an amount equal to 10
  241  percent of each refund granted under this paragraph from the
  242  amount transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax
  243  Clearing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 212.20 for the county area in
  244  which the rehabilitated real property is located and shall
  245  transfer that amount to the General Revenue Fund.
  246         8. For the purposes of the exemption provided in this
  247  paragraph, the term:
  248         a. “Building materials” means tangible personal property
  249  that becomes a component part of improvements to real property.
  250         b. “Real property” has the same meaning as provided in s.
  251  192.001(12), except that the term does not include a condominium
  252  parcel or condominium property as defined in s. 718.103.
  253         c. “Rehabilitation of real property” means the
  254  reconstruction, renovation, restoration, rehabilitation,
  255  construction, or expansion of improvements to real property.
  256         d. “Substantially completed” has the same meaning as
  257  provided in s. 192.042(1).
  258         9. This paragraph expires on the date specified in s.
  259  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
  260         (h) Business property used in an enterprise zone.—
  261         1. Business property purchased for use by businesses
  262  located in an enterprise zone which is subsequently used in an
  263  enterprise zone shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this
  264  chapter. This exemption inures to the business only through a
  265  refund of previously paid taxes. A refund shall be authorized
  266  upon an affirmative showing by the taxpayer to the satisfaction
  267  of the department that the requirements of this paragraph have
  268  been met.
  269         2. To receive a refund, the business must file under oath
  270  with the governing body or the board of the enterprise zone
  271  development agency having jurisdiction over the enterprise zone
  272  where the business is located, as applicable, an application
  273  that which includes:
  274         a. The name and address of the business claiming the
  275  refund.
  276         b. The identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065
  277  to the enterprise zone in which the business is located.
  278         c. A specific description of the property for which a
  279  refund is sought, including its serial number or other permanent
  280  identification number.
  281         d. The location of the property.
  282         e. The sales invoice or other proof of purchase of the
  283  property, showing the amount of sales tax paid, the date of
  284  purchase, and the name and address of the sales tax dealer from
  285  whom the property was purchased.
  286         f. Whether the business is a small business as defined by
  287  s. 288.703.
  288         g. If applicable, the name and address of each permanent
  289  employee of the business, including, for each employee who is a
  290  resident of an enterprise zone, the identifying number assigned
  291  pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the
  292  employee resides.
  293         3. Within 10 working days after receipt of an application,
  294  the governing body or the board of the enterprise zone
  295  development agency shall review the application to determine if
  296  it contains all the information required pursuant to
  297  subparagraph 2. and meets the criteria set out in this
  298  paragraph. The governing body or the board agency shall certify
  299  all applications that contain the information required pursuant
  300  to subparagraph 2. and meet the criteria set out in this
  301  paragraph as eligible to receive a refund. If applicable, the
  302  governing body or the board agency shall also certify if 20
  303  percent of the employees of the business are residents of an
  304  enterprise zone, excluding temporary and part-time employees.
  305  The certification shall be in writing, and a copy of the
  306  certification shall be transmitted to the executive director of
  307  the Department of Revenue. The business shall be responsible for
  308  forwarding a certified application to the department within the
  309  time specified in subparagraph 4.
  310         4. An application for a refund pursuant to this paragraph
  311  must be submitted to the department within 6 months after the
  312  tax is due on the business property that is purchased.
  313         5. The amount refunded on purchases of business property
  314  under this paragraph shall be the lesser of 97 percent of the
  315  sales tax paid on such business property or $5,000, or, if no
  316  less than 20 percent of the employees of the business are
  317  residents of an enterprise zone, excluding temporary and part
  318  time employees, the amount refunded on purchases of business
  319  property under this paragraph shall be the lesser of 97 percent
  320  of the sales tax paid on such business property or $10,000. A
  321  refund approved pursuant to this paragraph shall be made within
  322  30 days after formal approval by the department of the
  323  application for the refund. A refund may not be granted under
  324  this paragraph unless the amount to be refunded exceeds $100 in
  325  sales tax paid on purchases made within a 60-day time period.
  326         6. The department shall adopt rules governing the manner
  327  and form of refund applications and may establish guidelines as
  328  to the requisites for an affirmative showing of qualification
  329  for exemption under this paragraph.
  330         7. If the department determines that the business property
  331  is used outside an enterprise zone within 3 years from the date
  332  of purchase, the amount of taxes refunded to the business
  333  purchasing such business property shall immediately be due and
  334  payable to the department by the business, together with the
  335  appropriate interest and penalty, computed from the date of
  336  purchase, in the manner provided by this chapter.
  337  Notwithstanding this subparagraph, business property used
  338  exclusively in:
  339         a. Licensed commercial fishing vessels,
  340         b. Fishing guide boats, or
  341         c. Ecotourism guide boats
  342  
  343  that leave and return to a fixed location within an area
  344  designated under s. 379.2353, Florida Statutes 2010, are
  345  eligible for the exemption provided under this paragraph if all
  346  requirements of this paragraph are met. Such vessels and boats
  347  must be owned by a business that is eligible to receive the
  348  exemption provided under this paragraph. This exemption does not
  349  apply to the purchase of a vessel or boat.
  350         8. The department shall deduct an amount equal to 10
  351  percent of each refund granted under this paragraph from the
  352  amount transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax
  353  Clearing Trust Fund pursuant to s. 212.20 for the county area in
  354  which the business property is located and shall transfer that
  355  amount to the General Revenue Fund.
  356         9. For the purposes of this exemption, “business property”
  357  means new or used property defined as “recovery property” in s.
  358  168(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, except:
  359         a. Property classified as 3-year property under s.
  360  168(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended;
  361         b. Industrial machinery and equipment as defined in sub
  362  subparagraph (b)6.a. and eligible for exemption under paragraph
  363  (b);
  364         c. Building materials as defined in sub-subparagraph
  365  (g)8.a.; and
  366         d. Business property having a sales price of under $5,000
  367  per unit.
  368         10. This paragraph expires on the date specified in s.
  369  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
  370         (p) Community contribution tax credit for donations.—
  371         1. Authorization.—Persons who are registered with the
  372  department under s. 212.18 to collect or remit sales or use tax
  373  and who make donations to eligible sponsors are eligible for tax
  374  credits against their state sales and use tax liabilities as
  375  provided in this paragraph:
  376         a. The credit shall be computed as 50 percent of the
  377  person’s approved annual community contribution.
  378         b. The credit shall be granted as a refund against state
  379  sales and use taxes reported on returns and remitted in the 12
  380  months preceding the date of application to the department for
  381  the credit as required in sub-subparagraph 3.c. If the annual
  382  credit is not fully used through such refund because of
  383  insufficient tax payments during the applicable 12-month period,
  384  the unused amount may be included in an application for a refund
  385  made pursuant to sub-subparagraph 3.c. in subsequent years
  386  against the total tax payments made for such year. Carryover
  387  credits may be applied for a 3-year period without regard to any
  388  time limitation that would otherwise apply under s. 215.26.
  389         c. A person may not receive more than $200,000 in annual
  390  tax credits for all approved community contributions made in any
  391  one year.
  392         d. All proposals for the granting of the tax credit require
  393  the prior approval of the Department of Economic Opportunity.
  394         e. The total amount of tax credits which may be granted for
  395  all programs approved under this paragraph, s. 220.183, and s.
  396  624.5105 is $18.4 million annually for projects that provide
  397  homeownership opportunities for low-income households or very
  398  low-income households as those terms are defined in s. 420.9071
  399  and $3.5 million annually for all other projects.
  400         f. A person who is eligible to receive the credit provided
  401  in this paragraph, s. 220.183, or s. 624.5105 may receive the
  402  credit only under one section of the person’s choice.
  403         2. Eligibility requirements.—
  404         a. A community contribution by a person must be in the
  405  following form:
  406         (I) Cash or other liquid assets;
  407         (II) Real property;
  408         (III) Goods or inventory; or
  409         (IV) Other physical resources identified by the Department
  410  of Economic Opportunity.
  411         b. All community contributions must be reserved exclusively
  412  for use in a project. As used in this sub-subparagraph, the term
  413  “project” means activity undertaken by an eligible sponsor which
  414  is designed to construct, improve, or substantially rehabilitate
  415  housing that is affordable to low-income households or very-low
  416  income households as those terms are defined in s. 420.9071;
  417  designed to provide commercial, industrial, or public resources
  418  and facilities; or designed to improve entrepreneurial and job
  419  development opportunities for low-income persons. A project may
  420  be the investment necessary to increase access to high-speed
  421  broadband capability in rural communities with enterprise zones,
  422  including projects that result in improvements to communications
  423  assets that are owned by a business. A project may include the
  424  provision of museum educational programs and materials that are
  425  directly related to a project approved between January 1, 1996,
  426  and December 31, 1999, and located in an enterprise zone
  427  designated pursuant to s. 290.0065. This paragraph does not
  428  preclude projects that propose to construct or rehabilitate
  429  housing for low-income households or very-low-income households
  430  on scattered sites. With respect to housing, contributions may
  431  be used to pay the following eligible low-income and very-low
  432  income housing-related activities:
  433         (I) Project development impact and management fees for low
  434  income or very-low-income housing projects;
  435         (II) Down payment and closing costs for low-income persons
  436  and very-low-income persons, as those terms are defined in s.
  437  420.9071;
  438         (III) Administrative costs, including housing counseling
  439  and marketing fees, not to exceed 10 percent of the community
  440  contribution, directly related to low-income or very-low-income
  441  projects; and
  442         (IV) Removal of liens recorded against residential property
  443  by municipal, county, or special district local governments if
  444  satisfaction of the lien is a necessary precedent to the
  445  transfer of the property to a low-income person or very-low
  446  income person, as those terms are defined in s. 420.9071, for
  447  the purpose of promoting home ownership. Contributions for lien
  448  removal must be received from a nonrelated third party.
  449         c. The project must be undertaken by an “eligible sponsor,”
  450  which includes:
  451         (I) A community action program;
  452         (II) A nonprofit community-based development organization
  453  whose mission is the provision of housing for low-income
  454  households or very-low-income households or increasing
  455  entrepreneurial and job-development opportunities for low-income
  456  persons;
  457         (III) A neighborhood housing services corporation;
  458         (IV) A local housing authority created under chapter 421;
  459         (V) A community redevelopment agency created under s.
  460  163.356;
  461         (VI) A historic preservation district agency or
  462  organization;
  463         (VII) A regional workforce board;
  464         (VIII) A direct-support organization as provided in s.
  465  1009.983;
  466         (IX) The board of an enterprise zone development agency
  467  created under s. 290.0056;
  468         (X) A community-based organization incorporated under
  469  chapter 617 which is recognized as educational, charitable, or
  470  scientific pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
  471  and whose bylaws and articles of incorporation include
  472  affordable housing, economic development, or community
  473  development as the primary mission of the corporation;
  474         (XI) Units of local government;
  475         (XII) Units of state government; or
  476         (XIII) Any other agency that the Department of Economic
  477  Opportunity designates by rule.
  478  
  479  A contributing person may not have a financial interest in the
  480  eligible sponsor.
  481         d. The project must be located in an area designated an
  482  enterprise zone or a Front Porch Florida Community, unless the
  483  project increases access to high-speed broadband capability for
  484  rural communities that have enterprise zones but is physically
  485  located outside the designated rural zone boundaries. Any
  486  project designed to construct or rehabilitate housing for low
  487  income households or very-low-income households as those terms
  488  are defined in s. 420.9071 is exempt from the area requirement
  489  of this sub-subparagraph.
  490         e.(I) If, during the first 10 business days of the state
  491  fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects that
  492  provide homeownership opportunities for low-income households or
  493  very-low-income households as those terms are defined in s.
  494  420.9071 are received for less than the annual tax credits
  495  available for those projects, the Department of Economic
  496  Opportunity shall grant tax credits for those applications and
  497  grant remaining tax credits on a first-come, first-served basis
  498  for subsequent eligible applications received before the end of
  499  the state fiscal year. If, during the first 10 business days of
  500  the state fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for
  501  projects that provide homeownership opportunities for low-income
  502  households or very-low-income households as those terms are
  503  defined in s. 420.9071 are received for more than the annual tax
  504  credits available for those projects, the Department of Economic
  505  Opportunity shall grant the tax credits for those applications
  506  as follows:
  507         (A) If tax credit applications submitted for approved
  508  projects of an eligible sponsor do not exceed $200,000 in total,
  509  the credits shall be granted in full if the tax credit
  510  applications are approved.
  511         (B) If tax credit applications submitted for approved
  512  projects of an eligible sponsor exceed $200,000 in total, the
  513  amount of tax credits granted pursuant to sub-sub-sub
  514  subparagraph (A) shall be subtracted from the amount of
  515  available tax credits, and the remaining credits shall be
  516  granted to each approved tax credit application on a pro rata
  517  basis.
  518         (II) If, during the first 10 business days of the state
  519  fiscal year, eligible tax credit applications for projects other
  520  than those that provide homeownership opportunities for low
  521  income households or very-low-income households as those terms
  522  are defined in s. 420.9071 are received for less than the annual
  523  tax credits available for those projects, the Department of
  524  Economic Opportunity shall grant tax credits for those
  525  applications and shall grant remaining tax credits on a first
  526  come, first-served basis for subsequent eligible applications
  527  received before the end of the state fiscal year. If, during the
  528  first 10 business days of the state fiscal year, eligible tax
  529  credit applications for projects other than those that provide
  530  homeownership opportunities for low-income households or very
  531  low-income households as those terms are defined in s. 420.9071
  532  are received for more than the annual tax credits available for
  533  those projects, the Department of Economic Opportunity shall
  534  grant the tax credits for those applications on a pro rata
  535  basis.
  536         3. Application requirements.—
  537         a. Any eligible sponsor seeking to participate in this
  538  program must submit a proposal to the Department of Economic
  539  Opportunity which sets forth the name of the sponsor, a
  540  description of the project, and the area in which the project is
  541  located, together with such supporting information as is
  542  prescribed by rule. The proposal must also contain a resolution
  543  from the local governmental unit in which the project is located
  544  certifying that the project is consistent with local plans and
  545  regulations.
  546         b. Any person seeking to participate in this program must
  547  submit an application for tax credit to the Department of
  548  Economic Opportunity which sets forth the name of the sponsor, a
  549  description of the project, and the type, value, and purpose of
  550  the contribution. The sponsor shall verify, in writing, the
  551  terms of the application and indicate its receipt of the
  552  contribution, and such verification must accompany the
  553  application for tax credit. The person must submit a separate
  554  tax credit application to the Department of Economic Opportunity
  555  for each individual contribution that it makes to each
  556  individual project.
  557         c. Any person who has received notification from the
  558  Department of Economic Opportunity that a tax credit has been
  559  approved must apply to the department to receive the refund.
  560  Application must be made on the form prescribed for claiming
  561  refunds of sales and use taxes and be accompanied by a copy of
  562  the notification. A person may submit only one application for
  563  refund to the department within a 12-month period.
  564         4. Administration.—
  565         a. The Department of Economic Opportunity may adopt rules
  566  necessary to administer this paragraph, including rules for the
  567  approval or disapproval of proposals by a person.
  568         b. The decision of the Department of Economic Opportunity
  569  must be in writing, and, if approved, the notification shall
  570  state the maximum credit allowable to the person. Upon approval,
  571  the Department of Economic Opportunity shall transmit a copy of
  572  the decision to the department.
  573         c. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall
  574  periodically monitor all projects in a manner consistent with
  575  available resources to ensure that resources are used in
  576  accordance with this paragraph; however, each project must be
  577  reviewed at least once every 2 years.
  578         d. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall, in
  579  consultation with the statewide and regional housing and
  580  financial intermediaries, market the availability of the
  581  community contribution tax credit program to community-based
  582  organizations.
  583         5. Expiration.—This paragraph expires June 30, 2016;
  584  however, any accrued credit carryover that is unused on that
  585  date may be used until the expiration of the 3-year carryover
  586  period for such credit.
  587         (15) ELECTRICAL ENERGY USED IN AN ENTERPRISE ZONE.—
  588         (b) To receive this exemption, a business must file an
  589  application, with the board of the enterprise zone development
  590  agency having jurisdiction over the enterprise zone where the
  591  business is located, on a form provided by the department for
  592  the purposes of this subsection and s. 166.231(8). The
  593  application shall be made under oath and shall include:
  594         1. The name and location of the business.
  595         2. The identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065
  596  to the enterprise zone in which the business is located.
  597         3. The date on which electrical service is to be first
  598  initiated to the business.
  599         4. The name and mailing address of the entity from which
  600  electrical energy is to be purchased.
  601         5. The date of the application.
  602         6. The name of the city in which the business is located.
  603         7. If applicable, the name and address of each permanent
  604  employee of the business including, for each employee who is a
  605  resident of an enterprise zone, the identifying number assigned
  606  pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the
  607  employee resides.
  608         8. Whether the business is a small business as defined by
  609  s. 288.703.
  610         (c) Within 10 working days after receipt of an application,
  611  the board of the enterprise zone development agency shall review
  612  the application to determine if it contains all information
  613  required pursuant to paragraph (b) and meets the criteria set
  614  out in this subsection. The board agency shall certify all
  615  applications that contain the information required pursuant to
  616  paragraph (b) and meet the criteria set out in this subsection
  617  as eligible to receive an exemption. If applicable, the board
  618  agency shall also certify if 20 percent of the employees of the
  619  business are residents of an enterprise zone, excluding
  620  temporary and part-time employees. The certification shall be in
  621  writing, and a copy of the certification shall be transmitted to
  622  the executive director of the Department of Revenue. The
  623  applicant shall be responsible for forwarding a certified
  624  application to the department within 6 months after the
  625  occurrence of the appropriate qualifying provision set out in
  626  paragraph (f).
  627         (g) This subsection expires on the date specified in s.
  628  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act,
  629  except that:
  630         1. Paragraph (d) shall not expire; and
  631         2. A Any qualified business that which has been granted an
  632  exemption under this subsection prior to that date shall be
  633  allowed the full benefit of this exemption as if this subsection
  634  had not expired on that date.
  635         Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 212.096, Florida
  636  Statutes, is amended to read:
  637         212.096 Sales, rental, storage, use tax; enterprise zone
  638  jobs credit against sales tax.—
  639         (3) In order to claim this credit, an eligible business
  640  must file under oath with the governing body or the board of the
  641  enterprise zone development agency having jurisdiction over the
  642  enterprise zone where the business is located, as applicable, a
  643  statement that which includes:
  644         (a) For each new employee for whom this credit is claimed,
  645  the employee’s name and place of residence, including the
  646  identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the
  647  enterprise zone in which the employee resides if the new
  648  employee is a person residing in an enterprise zone, and, if
  649  applicable, documentation that the employee is a welfare
  650  transition program participant.
  651         (b) If applicable, the name and address of each permanent
  652  employee of the business, including, for each employee who is a
  653  resident of an enterprise zone, the identifying number assigned
  654  pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the
  655  employee resides.
  656         (c) The name and address of the eligible business.
  657         (d) The starting salary or hourly wages paid to the new
  658  employee.
  659         (e) Demonstration to the department that, on the date of
  660  application, the total number of full-time jobs defined under
  661  paragraph (1)(d) is greater than the total was 12 months prior
  662  to that date.
  663         (f) The identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065
  664  to the enterprise zone in which the business is located.
  665         (g) Whether the business is a small business as defined by
  666  s. 288.703(6).
  667         (h) Within 10 working days after receipt of an application,
  668  the governing body or the board of the enterprise zone
  669  development agency shall review the application to determine if
  670  it contains all the information required pursuant to this
  671  subsection and meets the criteria set out in this section. The
  672  governing body or the board agency shall certify all
  673  applications that contain the information required pursuant to
  674  this subsection and meet the criteria set out in this section as
  675  eligible to receive a credit. If applicable, the governing body
  676  or the board agency shall also certify if 20 percent of the
  677  employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone,
  678  excluding temporary and part-time employees. The certification
  679  shall be in writing, and a copy of the certification shall be
  680  transmitted to the executive director of the Department of
  681  Revenue. The business shall be responsible for forwarding a
  682  certified application to the department within the time
  683  specified in paragraph (i).
  684         (i) All applications for a credit pursuant to this section
  685  must be submitted to the department within 6 months after the
  686  new employee is hired, except applications for credit for leased
  687  employees. Applications for credit for leased employees must be
  688  submitted to the department within 7 months after the employee
  689  is leased.
  690         Section 5. Subsections (2), (3), and (9) of section
  691  220.181, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  692         220.181 Enterprise zone jobs credit.—
  693         (2) When filing for an enterprise zone jobs credit, a
  694  business must file under oath with the governing body or the
  695  board of the enterprise zone development agency having
  696  jurisdiction over the enterprise zone where the business is
  697  located, as applicable, a statement that which includes:
  698         (a) For each new employee for whom this credit is claimed,
  699  the employee’s name and place of residence during the taxable
  700  year, including the identifying number assigned pursuant to s.
  701  290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the new employee
  702  resides if the new employee is a person residing in an
  703  enterprise zone, and, if applicable, documentation that the
  704  employee is a welfare transition program participant.
  705         (b) If applicable, the name and address of each permanent
  706  employee of the business, including, for each employee who is a
  707  resident of an enterprise zone, the identifying number assigned
  708  pursuant to s. 290.0065 to the enterprise zone in which the
  709  employee resides.
  710         (c) The name and address of the business.
  711         (d) The identifying number assigned pursuant to s. 290.0065
  712  to the enterprise zone in which the eligible business is
  713  located.
  714         (e) The salary or hourly wages paid to each new employee
  715  claimed.
  716         (f) Demonstration to the department that, on the date of
  717  application, the total number of full-time jobs is greater than
  718  the total was 12 months prior to that date.
  719         (g) Whether the business is a small business as defined by
  720  s. 288.703.
  721         (3) Within 10 working days after receipt of an application,
  722  the governing body or the board of the enterprise zone
  723  development agency shall review the application to determine if
  724  it contains all the information required pursuant to subsection
  725  (2) and meets the criteria set out in this section. The
  726  governing body or the board agency shall certify all
  727  applications that contain the information required pursuant to
  728  subsection (2) and meet the criteria set out in this section as
  729  eligible to receive a credit. If applicable, the governing body
  730  or the board agency shall also certify if 20 percent of the
  731  employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone,
  732  excluding temporary and part-time employees. The certification
  733  shall be in writing, and a copy of the certification shall be
  734  transmitted to the executive director of the Department of
  735  Revenue. The business shall be responsible for forwarding a
  736  certified application to the department.
  737         (9) This section, except paragraph (1)(c) and subsection
  738  (8), expires on the date specified in s. 290.016 for the
  739  expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act, and a business
  740  may not begin claiming the enterprise zone jobs credit after
  741  that date; however, the expiration of this section does not
  742  affect the operation of a any credit for which a business has
  743  qualified under this section before that date, or a any
  744  carryforward of unused credit amounts as provided in paragraph
  745  (1)(c).
  746         Section 6. Subsections (11) and (14) of section 220.182,
  747  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  748         220.182 Enterprise zone property tax credit.—
  749         (11) To apply for an enterprise zone property tax credit, a
  750  new, expanded, or rebuilt business must file under oath with the
  751  governing body or the board of the enterprise zone development
  752  agency having jurisdiction over the enterprise zone where the
  753  business is located, as applicable, an application prescribed by
  754  the department for claiming the credit authorized by this
  755  section. Within 10 working days after receipt of an application,
  756  the governing body or the board of the enterprise zone
  757  development agency shall review the application to determine if
  758  it contains all the information required pursuant to this
  759  section and meets the criteria set out in this section. The
  760  governing body or the board agency shall certify all
  761  applications that contain the information required pursuant to
  762  this section and meet the criteria set out in this section as
  763  eligible to receive a credit. If applicable, the governing body
  764  or the board agency shall also certify if 20 percent of the
  765  employees of the business are residents of an enterprise zone,
  766  excluding temporary and part-time employees. The certification
  767  shall be in writing, and a copy of the certification shall be
  768  transmitted to the executive director of the Department of
  769  Revenue. The business shall be responsible for forwarding all
  770  certified applications to the department.
  771         (14) This section expires on the date specified in s.
  772  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act,
  773  and a business may not begin claiming the enterprise zone
  774  property tax credit after that date; however, the expiration of
  775  this section does not affect the operation of a any credit for
  776  which a business has qualified under this section before that
  777  date, or a any carryforward of unused credit amounts as provided
  778  in paragraph (1)(b).
  779         Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
  780  220.183, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  781         220.183 Community contribution tax credit.—
  782         (2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—
  783         (c) The project must be undertaken by an “eligible
  784  sponsor,” defined here as:
  785         1. A community action program;
  786         2. A nonprofit community-based development organization
  787  whose mission is the provision of housing for low-income or
  788  very-low-income households or increasing entrepreneurial and
  789  job-development opportunities for low-income persons;
  790         3. A neighborhood housing services corporation;
  791         4. A local housing authority, created pursuant to chapter
  792  421;
  793         5. A community redevelopment agency, created pursuant to s.
  794  163.356;
  795         6. A historic preservation district agency or organization;
  796         7. A regional workforce board;
  797         8. A direct-support organization as provided in s.
  798  1009.983;
  799         9. The board of an enterprise zone under development agency
  800  created pursuant to s. 290.0056;
  801         10. A community-based organization incorporated under
  802  chapter 617 which is recognized as educational, charitable, or
  803  scientific pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
  804  and whose bylaws and articles of incorporation include
  805  affordable housing, economic development, or community
  806  development as the primary mission of the corporation;
  807         11. Units of local government;
  808         12. Units of state government; or
  809         13. Such other agency as the Department of Economic
  810  Opportunity may, from time to time, designate by rule.
  811  
  812  In no event shall a contributing business firm have a financial
  813  interest in the eligible sponsor.
  814         Section 8. Section 290.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  815  read:
  816         290.003 Policy and purpose.—It is the policy of this state
  817  to provide the necessary means to assist local communities,
  818  their residents, and the private sector in creating the proper
  819  economic and social environment to induce the investment of
  820  private resources in productive business enterprises located in
  821  severely distressed areas, and to provide jobs for residents of
  822  such areas, and to assist in revitalizing such local
  823  communities. In achieving this objective, the state will seek to
  824  provide appropriate investments, tax benefits, and regulatory
  825  relief of sufficient importance to encourage the business
  826  community to commit its financial participation. The purpose of
  827  ss. 290.001-290.016 is to establish a process that clearly
  828  identifies such severely distressed areas and provides
  829  incentives by both the state and local government to induce
  830  private investment in such areas. The Legislature, therefore,
  831  declares the revitalization of enterprise zones, through the
  832  concerted efforts of government and the private sector, to be a
  833  public purpose.
  834         Section 9. Subsection (1) and paragraph (b) of subsection
  835  (6) of section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, are amended,
  836  paragraph (d) is added to subsection (4) of that section, and
  837  subsection (7) is added to that section, to read:
  838         290.0055 Local nominating procedure.—
  839         (1) If, pursuant to s. 290.0065, an opportunity exists for
  840  designation of a new enterprise zone, any county or
  841  municipality, or a county and one or more municipalities
  842  together, may apply to the department for the designation of an
  843  area as an enterprise zone after completion of the following:
  844         (a) The adoption by the governing body or bodies of a
  845  resolution that which:
  846         1. Finds that an area exists in such county or
  847  municipality, or in both the county and one or more
  848  municipalities, which chronically exhibits extreme and
  849  unacceptable levels of poverty, unemployment, physical
  850  deterioration, and economic disinvestment;
  851         2. Determines that the rehabilitation, conservation, or
  852  redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such area is
  853  necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and
  854  welfare of the residents of such county or municipality, or such
  855  county and one or more municipalities; and
  856         3. Determines that the revitalization of such area can
  857  occur only if the private sector can be induced to invest its
  858  own resources in productive enterprises that build or rebuild
  859  the economic viability of the area.
  860         (b) The creation of a board of an enterprise zone under
  861  development agency pursuant to s. 290.0056.
  862         (c) The creation and adoption of a strategic plan pursuant
  863  to s. 290.0057.
  864         (4) An area nominated by a county or municipality, or a
  865  county and one or more municipalities together, for designation
  866  as an enterprise zone shall be eligible for designation under s.
  867  290.0065 only if it meets the following criteria:
  868         (d)The selected area has at least two designated
  869  components of the Strategic Intermodal System, as provided in s.
  870  339.62, within 1 mile of the enterprise zone.
  871         (6)
  872         (b) Upon a recommendation by the board of an enterprise
  873  zone development agency, the governing body of the jurisdiction
  874  which authorized the application for an enterprise zone may
  875  apply to the department for a change in boundary each year once
  876  every 3 years by adopting a resolution that:
  877         1. States with particularity the reasons for the change;
  878  and
  879         2. Describes specifically and, to the extent required by
  880  the department, the boundary change to be made.
  881         (7) The board of an enterprise zone must adopt a
  882  resolution, pursuant to paragraph (1)(a), at least once every 5
  883  years which states that the current enterprise zone continues to
  884  suffer from high levels of poverty, unemployment, physical
  885  deterioration, and economic disinvestment and continues to meet
  886  the requirements for designation as an enterprise zone, and that
  887  public support remains high for the revitalization of the area.
  888         Section 10. Section 290.0056, Florida Statutes, is amended
  889  to read:
  890         290.0056 Enterprise zone administration development
  891  agency.—
  892         (1) The municipality or county that applies for designation
  893  of an enterprise zone has jurisdiction over the enterprise
  894  zone’s administration. Each such municipality or county shall,
  895  by ordinance, designate a municipal or county officer or
  896  employee as zone administrator for each enterprise zone within
  897  its jurisdiction. The zone administrator shall be the liaison
  898  between such municipality or county, the department, and any
  899  other organizations within the jurisdiction of the enterprise
  900  zone.
  901         (2) Upon adoption of the resolution as provided in s.
  902  290.0055(1)(a), the county or municipality shall create a board
  903  of the enterprise zone public body corporate and politic to be
  904  known as an “enterprise zone development agency. For an area
  905  nominated by a county and one or more municipalities jointly,
  906  the county shall create the board agency. Each such agency shall
  907  be constituted as a public instrumentality, and the exercise by
  908  an enterprise zone development agency of the powers conferred by
  909  this act shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an
  910  essential public function. The enterprise zone development
  911  agency of a county has the power to function within the
  912  corporate limits of a municipality only if the governing body of
  913  the municipality has by resolution concurred in the enterprise
  914  zone development plan prepared pursuant to s. 290.0057.
  915         (3)(2) When the governing body creates a board an
  916  enterprise zone development agency, that body shall appoint a
  917  board of commissioners of the agency, which shall consist of not
  918  fewer than 8 and not or more than 13 commissioners to the board.
  919  The governing body may appoint at least one representative from
  920  each of the following: the local chamber of commerce; local
  921  financial or insurance entities; local businesses and, where
  922  possible, businesses operating within the nominated area; the
  923  residents residing within the nominated area; nonprofit
  924  community-based organizations operating within the nominated
  925  area; the regional workforce board; the local code enforcement
  926  agency; and the local law enforcement agency. The terms of
  927  office of the commissioners shall be for 4 years, except that,
  928  in making the initial appointments, the governing body shall
  929  appoint two members for terms of 3 years, two members for terms
  930  of 2 years, and one member for a term of 1 year; the remaining
  931  initial members shall serve for terms of 4 years. A vacancy
  932  occurring during a term shall be filled for the unexpired term.
  933  The importance of including individuals from the nominated area
  934  shall be considered in making appointments. Further, the
  935  importance of minority representation on the agency shall be
  936  considered in making appointments so that the agency generally
  937  reflects the gender and ethnic composition of the community as a
  938  whole.
  939         (3) A commissioner shall receive no compensation for his or
  940  her services, but is entitled to the necessary expenses,
  941  including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of his or
  942  her duties. Each commissioner shall hold office until a
  943  successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of
  944  the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner is
  945  conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the
  946  commissioner.
  947         (4) The powers of an enterprise zone development agency
  948  shall be exercised by the commissioners. A majority of the
  949  commissioners constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting
  950  business and exercising the powers of the agency and for all
  951  other purposes. Action may be taken by the agency upon a vote of
  952  a majority of the commissioners present, unless in any case the
  953  bylaws require a larger number.
  954         (5) The governing body shall designate a chair and vice
  955  chair from among the commissioners. An agency may employ an
  956  executive director, technical experts, and such other agents and
  957  employees, permanent and temporary, as it requires, and
  958  determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. For
  959  such legal service as it requires, an agency may employ or
  960  retain its own counsel and legal staff. An agency authorized to
  961  transact business and exercise powers under this act shall file
  962  with the governing body, on or before March 31 of each year, a
  963  report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year, which
  964  report shall include a complete financial statement setting
  965  forth its assets, liabilities, income, and operating expenses as
  966  of the end of such fiscal year. The agency shall make the report
  967  available for inspection during business hours in the office of
  968  the agency.
  969         (6) At any time after the creation of an enterprise zone
  970  development agency, the governing body of the county or
  971  municipality may appropriate to the agency such amounts as the
  972  governing body deems necessary for the administrative expenses
  973  and overhead of the agency.
  974         (7) The governing body may remove a commissioner for
  975  inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office only
  976  after a hearing and only if the commissioner has been given a
  977  copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing and
  978  has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.
  979         (4)(8)The board of an the enterprise zone, in cooperation
  980  with the zone administrator, development agency shall have the
  981  following powers and responsibilities:
  982         (a) To assist in the development, implementation, and
  983  annual review and update of the strategic plan or measurable
  984  goals.
  985         (b) To oversee and monitor the implementation of the
  986  strategic plan or measurable goals. The board of an enterprise
  987  zone agency shall make quarterly reports to the governing body
  988  of the municipality or county, or the governing bodies of the
  989  county and one or more municipalities, evaluating the progress
  990  in implementing the strategic plan or measurable goals.
  991         (c) To identify and recommend to the governing body of the
  992  municipality or county, or the governing bodies of the county
  993  and one or more municipalities, ways to remove regulatory
  994  barriers.
  995         (d) To identify to the local government or governments the
  996  financial needs of, and local resources or assistance available
  997  to, eligible businesses in the zone.
  998         (e) To assist in promoting the enterprise zone incentives
  999  to residents and businesses within the enterprise zone.
 1000         (f) To recommend boundary changes, as appropriate, in the
 1001  enterprise zone to the governing body.
 1002         (g) To work with organizations affiliated with Florida
 1003  Agricultural and Mechanical University, the University of
 1004  Florida, and the University of South Florida, a group of
 1005  universities unofficially named the “University Partnership for
 1006  Community Development,” or similar organizations that have
 1007  combined their resources to provide development consulting on a
 1008  nonprofit basis.
 1009         (h) To work with the department and Enterprise Florida,
 1010  Inc., to ensure that the enterprise zone coordinator receives
 1011  training on an annual basis.
 1012         (5)(9) The following powers and responsibilities shall be
 1013  performed by the governing body creating the board of the
 1014  enterprise zone development agency acting as the managing agent
 1015  of the enterprise zone development agency, or, contingent upon
 1016  approval by such governing body, such powers and
 1017  responsibilities shall be performed by the enterprise zone
 1018  administrator development agency:
 1019         (a) To review, process, and certify applications for state
 1020  enterprise zone tax incentives pursuant to ss. 212.08(5)(g),
 1021  (h), and (15); 212.096; 220.181; and 220.182.
 1022         (b) To provide assistance to businesses and residents
 1023  within the enterprise zone.
 1024         (c) To promote the development of the enterprise zone,
 1025  including preparing, purchasing, and distributing by mail or
 1026  other means of advertising, literature and other material
 1027  concerning the enterprise zone and enterprise zone incentives.
 1028         (d) To borrow money and apply for and accept advances,
 1029  loans, grants, contributions, and any other form of financial
 1030  assistance from the Federal Government or the state, county, or
 1031  other public body or from any sources, public or private, for
 1032  the purposes of this act, and to give such security as may be
 1033  required and to enter into and carry out contracts or agreements
 1034  in connection therewith; and to include in any contract for
 1035  financial assistance with the Federal Government for or with
 1036  respect to the development of the enterprise zone and related
 1037  activities such conditions imposed pursuant to federal laws as
 1038  the governing body deems reasonable and appropriate which are
 1039  not inconsistent with the purposes of this section.
 1040         (e) To appropriate such funds and make such expenditures as
 1041  are necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
 1042         (f) To make and execute contracts and other instruments
 1043  necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers under this
 1044  section.
 1045         (g) To procure insurance or require bond against any loss
 1046  in connection with its property in such amounts and from such
 1047  insurers as may be necessary or desirable.
 1048         (h) To invest any funds held in reserves or sinking funds,
 1049  or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, in such
 1050  investments as may be authorized by this act.
 1051         (i) To purchase, sell, or hold stock, evidences of
 1052  indebtedness, and other capital participation instruments.
 1053         (6)(10) Contingent upon approval by the governing body, the
 1054  board of an enterprise zone the agency may invest in community
 1055  investment corporations that which conduct, or agree to conduct,
 1056  loan guarantee programs assisting minority business enterprises
 1057  located in the enterprise zone. In making such investments, the
 1058  board of the enterprise zone agency shall first attempt to
 1059  invest in existing community investment corporations providing
 1060  services in the enterprise zone. Such investments shall be made
 1061  under conditions required by law and as the board of the
 1062  enterprise zone agency may require, including, but not limited
 1063  to:
 1064         (a) The funds invested by the board of the enterprise zone,
 1065  in cooperation with the zone administrator, agency shall be used
 1066  to provide loan guarantees to individuals for minority business
 1067  enterprises located in the enterprise zone.
 1068         (b) The community investment corporation may not approve
 1069  any application for a loan guarantee unless the person applying
 1070  for the loan guarantee shows that he or she has applied for the
 1071  loan or loan guarantee through normal banking channels and that
 1072  the loan or loan guarantee has been refused by at least one bank
 1073  or other financial institution.
 1074         (7)(11) Before October 1 of each year, the zone
 1075  administrator, on behalf of the board of the enterprise zone,
 1076  agency shall submit to the department for inclusion in the
 1077  annual report required under s. 20.60 a complete and detailed
 1078  written report setting forth:
 1079         (a) Its operations and accomplishments during the fiscal
 1080  year.
 1081         (b) The accomplishments and progress concerning the
 1082  implementation of the strategic plan or measurable goals, and
 1083  any updates to the strategic plan or measurable goals.
 1084         (c) The number and type of businesses assisted by the board
 1085  of the enterprise zone agency during the fiscal year.
 1086         (d) The number of jobs created within the enterprise zone
 1087  during the fiscal year.
 1088         (e) The usage and revenue impact of state and local
 1089  incentives granted during the calendar year.
 1090         (f) The demographic information within the designated area.
 1091         (g) Any other information required by the department.
 1092         (8) The annual report required under subsection (7) must
 1093  include a strategic plan for the subsequent year, including
 1094  specific and measurable annual goals. If the enterprise zone
 1095  does not meet its annual goals in the following year, the board
 1096  of the enterprise zone, in cooperation with the zone
 1097  administrator, may receive 1 additional year to meet such goals.
 1098  If the goals are not met within this extension period, the
 1099  enterprise zone is dissolved.
 1100         (12) In the event that the nominated area selected by the
 1101  governing body is not designated a state enterprise zone, the
 1102  governing body may dissolve the agency after receiving
 1103  notification from the department that the area was not
 1104  designated as an enterprise zone.
 1105         Section 11. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
 1106  290.0065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1107         290.0065 State designation of enterprise zones.—
 1108         (4)(a) Notwithstanding s. 290.0055, the department may
 1109  redesignate any state enterprise zone having an effective date
 1110  on or before January 1, 2005, as a state enterprise zone upon
 1111  completion and submittal to the department by the governing body
 1112  for an enterprise zone of the following:
 1113         1. An updated zone profile for the enterprise zone based on
 1114  the most recent census data that complies with s. 290.0055,
 1115  except that pervasive poverty criteria may be set aside for
 1116  rural enterprise zones.
 1117         2. A resolution passed by the governing body for that
 1118  enterprise zone requesting redesignation and explaining the
 1119  reasons the conditions of the zone merit redesignation.
 1120         3. Measurable goals for the enterprise zone developed by
 1121  the board of the enterprise zone development agency, which may
 1122  be the goals established in the enterprise zone’s strategic
 1123  plan.
 1124  
 1125  The governing body may also submit a request for a boundary
 1126  change in an enterprise zone in the same application to the
 1127  department as long as the new area complies with the
 1128  requirements of s. 290.0055, except that pervasive poverty
 1129  criteria may be set aside for rural enterprise zones.
 1130         Section 12. Subsection (2) of section 290.014, Florida
 1131  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1132         290.014 Annual reports on enterprise zones.—
 1133         (2) The annual report required under s. 20.60 must shall
 1134  include the information provided by the Department of Revenue
 1135  pursuant to subsection (1) and the information provided by the
 1136  zone administrators of the enterprise zones zone development
 1137  agencies pursuant to s. 290.0056. In addition, the report must
 1138  shall include an analysis of the activities and accomplishments
 1139  of each enterprise zone.
 1140         Section 13. Section 290.016, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1141  to read:
 1142         290.016 Repeal.—Sections 290.001-290.014 are repealed
 1143  December 31, 2025 2015.
 1144         Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1145  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1146  reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
 1147  166.231, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1148         166.231 Municipalities; public service tax.—
 1149         (8)
 1150         (c) This subsection expires on the date specified in s.
 1151  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act,
 1152  except that any qualified business that has satisfied the
 1153  requirements of this subsection before that date shall be
 1154  allowed the full benefit of the exemption allowed under this
 1155  subsection as if this subsection had not expired on that date.
 1156         Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1157  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1158  reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 193.077, Florida
 1159  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1160         193.077 Notice of new, rebuilt, or expanded property.—
 1161         (4) This section expires on the date specified in s.
 1162  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1163         Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1164  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1165  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
 1166  193.085, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1167         193.085 Listing all property.—
 1168         (5)
 1169         (b) This subsection expires on the date specified in s.
 1170  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1171         Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1172  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1173  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
 1174  195.073, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1175         195.073 Classification of property.—All items required by
 1176  law to be on the assessment rolls must receive a classification
 1177  based upon the use of the property. The department shall
 1178  promulgate uniform definitions for all classifications. The
 1179  department may designate other subclassifications of property.
 1180  No assessment roll may be approved by the department which does
 1181  not show proper classifications.
 1182         (4)
 1183         (b) This subsection expires on the date specified in s.
 1184  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1185         Section 18. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1186  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1187  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
 1188  195.099, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1189         195.099 Periodic review.—
 1190         (1)
 1191         (b) This subsection shall expire on the date specified in
 1192  s. 290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone
 1193  Act.
 1194         Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1195  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1196  reference thereto, subsection (18) of section 196.012, Florida
 1197  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1198         196.012 Definitions.—For the purpose of this chapter, the
 1199  following terms are defined as follows, except where the context
 1200  clearly indicates otherwise:
 1201         (18) “Enterprise zone” means an area designated as an
 1202  enterprise zone pursuant to s. 290.0065. This subsection expires
 1203  on the date specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration of the
 1204  Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1205         Section 20. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1206  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1207  reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 205.022, Florida
 1208  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1209         205.022 Definitions.—When used in this chapter, the
 1210  following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to
 1211  them in this section, except when the context clearly indicates
 1212  a different meaning:
 1213         (4) “Enterprise zone” means an area designated as an
 1214  enterprise zone pursuant to s. 290.0065. This subsection expires
 1215  on the date specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration of the
 1216  Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1217         Section 21. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1218  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1219  reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 205.054, Florida
 1220  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1221         205.054 Business tax; partial exemption for engaging in
 1222  business or occupation in enterprise zone.—
 1223         (6) This section expires on the date specified in s.
 1224  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act;
 1225  and a receipt may not be issued with the exemption authorized in
 1226  this section for any period beginning on or after that date.
 1227         Section 22. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1228  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1229  reference thereto, subsection (12) of section 212.096, Florida
 1230  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1231         212.096 Sales, rental, storage, use tax; enterprise zone
 1232  jobs credit against sales tax.—
 1233         (12) This section, except for subsection (11), expires on
 1234  the date specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration of the
 1235  Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1236         Section 23. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1237  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in
 1238  references thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (6) and
 1239  paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 220.02, Florida
 1240  Statutes, are reenacted to read:
 1241         220.02 Legislative intent.—
 1242         (6)
 1243         (c) This subsection expires on the date specified in s.
 1244  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1245         (7)
 1246         (c) This subsection expires on the date specified in s.
 1247  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1248         Section 24. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1249  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in
 1250  references thereto, paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (i), (j), (k),
 1251  (o), (p), (q), and (u) of subsection (1) of section 220.03,
 1252  Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
 1253         220.03 Definitions.—
 1254         (1) SPECIFIC TERMS.—When used in this code, and when not
 1255  otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with
 1256  the intent thereof, the following terms shall have the following
 1257  meanings:
 1258         (a) “Ad valorem taxes paid” means 96 percent of property
 1259  taxes levied for operating purposes and does not include
 1260  interest, penalties, or discounts foregone. In addition, the
 1261  term “ad valorem taxes paid,” for purposes of the credit in s.
 1262  220.182, means the ad valorem tax paid on new or additional real
 1263  or personal property acquired to establish a new business or
 1264  facilitate a business expansion, including pollution and waste
 1265  control facilities, or any part thereof, and including one or
 1266  more buildings or other structures, machinery, fixtures, and
 1267  equipment. This paragraph expires on the date specified in s.
 1268  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1269         (c) “Business” or “business firm” means any business entity
 1270  authorized to do business in this state as defined in paragraph
 1271  (e), and any bank or savings and loan association as defined in
 1272  s. 220.62, subject to the tax imposed by the provisions of this
 1273  chapter. This paragraph expires on the date specified in s.
 1274  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1275         (d) “Community contribution” means the grant by a business
 1276  firm of any of the following items:
 1277         1. Cash or other liquid assets.
 1278         2. Real property.
 1279         3. Goods or inventory.
 1280         4. Other physical resources as identified by the
 1281  department.
 1282  
 1283  This paragraph expires on the date specified in s. 290.016 for
 1284  the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1285         (i) “Emergency,” as used in s. 220.02 and in paragraph (u)
 1286  of this subsection, means occurrence of widespread or severe
 1287  damage, injury, or loss of life or property proclaimed pursuant
 1288  to s. 14.022 or declared pursuant to s. 252.36. This paragraph
 1289  expires on the date specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration
 1290  of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1291         (j) “Enterprise zone” means an area in the state designated
 1292  pursuant to s. 290.0065. This paragraph expires on the date
 1293  specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration of the Florida
 1294  Enterprise Zone Act.
 1295         (k) “Expansion of an existing business,” for the purposes
 1296  of the enterprise zone property tax credit, means any business
 1297  entity authorized to do business in this state as defined in
 1298  paragraph (e), and any bank or savings and loan association as
 1299  defined in s. 220.62, subject to the tax imposed by the
 1300  provisions of this chapter, located in an enterprise zone, which
 1301  expands by or through additions to real and personal property
 1302  and which establishes five or more new jobs to employ five or
 1303  more additional full-time employees at such location. This
 1304  paragraph expires on the date specified in s. 290.016 for the
 1305  expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1306         (o) “Local government” means any county or incorporated
 1307  municipality in the state. This paragraph expires on the date
 1308  specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration of the Florida
 1309  Enterprise Zone Act.
 1310         (p) “New business,” for the purposes of the enterprise zone
 1311  property tax credit, means any business entity authorized to do
 1312  business in this state as defined in paragraph (e), or any bank
 1313  or savings and loan association as defined in s. 220.62, subject
 1314  to the tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter, first
 1315  beginning operations on a site located in an enterprise zone and
 1316  clearly separate from any other commercial or industrial
 1317  operations owned by the same entity, bank, or savings and loan
 1318  association and which establishes five or more new jobs to
 1319  employ five or more additional full-time employees at such
 1320  location. This paragraph expires on the date specified in s.
 1321  290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1322         (q) “New employee,” for the purposes of the enterprise zone
 1323  jobs credit, means a person residing in an enterprise zone or a
 1324  participant in the welfare transition program who is employed at
 1325  a business located in an enterprise zone who begins employment
 1326  in the operations of the business after July 1, 1995, and who
 1327  has not been previously employed full time within the preceding
 1328  12 months by the business or a successor business claiming the
 1329  credit pursuant to s. 220.181. A person shall be deemed to be
 1330  employed by such a business if the person performs duties in
 1331  connection with the operations of the business on a full-time
 1332  basis, provided she or he is performing such duties for an
 1333  average of at least 36 hours per week each month. The person
 1334  must be performing such duties at a business site located in an
 1335  enterprise zone. This paragraph expires on the date specified in
 1336  s. 290.016 for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone
 1337  Act.
 1338         (u) “Rebuilding of an existing business” means replacement
 1339  or restoration of real or tangible property destroyed or damaged
 1340  in an emergency, as defined in paragraph (i), after July 1,
 1341  1995, in an enterprise zone, by a business entity authorized to
 1342  do business in this state as defined in paragraph (e), or a bank
 1343  or savings and loan association as defined in s. 220.62, subject
 1344  to the tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter, located in
 1345  the enterprise zone. This paragraph expires on the date
 1346  specified in s. 290.016 for the expiration of the Florida
 1347  Enterprise Zone Act.
 1348         Section 25. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1349  made by this act to section 290.016, Florida Statutes, in a
 1350  reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 1351  220.13, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1352         220.13 “Adjusted federal income” defined.—
 1353         (1) The term “adjusted federal income” means an amount
 1354  equal to the taxpayer’s taxable income as defined in subsection
 1355  (2), or such taxable income of more than one taxpayer as
 1356  provided in s. 220.131, for the taxable year, adjusted as
 1357  follows:
 1358         (a) Additions.—There shall be added to such taxable income:
 1359         1. The amount of any tax upon or measured by income,
 1360  excluding taxes based on gross receipts or revenues, paid or
 1361  accrued as a liability to the District of Columbia or any state
 1362  of the United States which is deductible from gross income in
 1363  the computation of taxable income for the taxable year.
 1364         2. The amount of interest which is excluded from taxable
 1365  income under s. 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or any other
 1366  federal law, less the associated expenses disallowed in the
 1367  computation of taxable income under s. 265 of the Internal
 1368  Revenue Code or any other law, excluding 60 percent of any
 1369  amounts included in alternative minimum taxable income, as
 1370  defined in s. 55(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, if the
 1371  taxpayer pays tax under s. 220.11(3).
 1372         3. In the case of a regulated investment company or real
 1373  estate investment trust, an amount equal to the excess of the
 1374  net long-term capital gain for the taxable year over the amount
 1375  of the capital gain dividends attributable to the taxable year.
 1376         4. That portion of the wages or salaries paid or incurred
 1377  for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit
 1378  allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.181. This
 1379  subparagraph shall expire on the date specified in s. 290.016
 1380  for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1381         5. That portion of the ad valorem school taxes paid or
 1382  incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of
 1383  the credit allowable for the taxable year under s. 220.182. This
 1384  subparagraph shall expire on the date specified in s. 290.016
 1385  for the expiration of the Florida Enterprise Zone Act.
 1386         6. The amount taken as a credit under s. 220.195 which is
 1387  deductible from gross income in the computation of taxable
 1388  income for the taxable year.
 1389         7. That portion of assessments to fund a guaranty
 1390  association incurred for the taxable year which is equal to the
 1391  amount of the credit allowable for the taxable year.
 1392         8. In the case of a nonprofit corporation which holds a
 1393  pari-mutuel permit and which is exempt from federal income tax
 1394  as a farmers’ cooperative, an amount equal to the excess of the
 1395  gross income attributable to the pari-mutuel operations over the
 1396  attributable expenses for the taxable year.
 1397         9. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under
 1398  s. 220.1895.
 1399         10. Up to nine percent of the eligible basis of any
 1400  designated project which is equal to the credit allowable for
 1401  the taxable year under s. 220.185.
 1402         11. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under
 1403  s. 220.1875. The addition in this subparagraph is intended to
 1404  ensure that the same amount is not allowed for the tax purposes
 1405  of this state as both a deduction from income and a credit
 1406  against the tax. This addition is not intended to result in
 1407  adding the same expense back to income more than once.
 1408         12. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under
 1409  s. 220.192.
 1410         13. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under
 1411  s. 220.193.
 1412         14. Any portion of a qualified investment, as defined in s.
 1413  288.9913, which is claimed as a deduction by the taxpayer and
 1414  taken as a credit against income tax pursuant to s. 288.9916.
 1415         15. The costs to acquire a tax credit pursuant to s.
 1416  288.1254(5) that are deducted from or otherwise reduce federal
 1417  taxable income for the taxable year.
 1418         16. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year
 1419  pursuant to s. 220.194.
 1420         17. The amount taken as a credit for the taxable year under
 1421  s. 220.196. The addition in this subparagraph is intended to
 1422  ensure that the same amount is not allowed for the tax purposes
 1423  of this state as both a deduction from income and a credit
 1424  against the tax. The addition is not intended to result in
 1425  adding the same expense back to income more than once.
 1426         Section 26. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.

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