1290.00726 Enterprise zone designation for Martin County.—Martin County may apply to the 2Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for designation of one enterprise zone for an area within Martin County, which zone shall encompass an area of up to 10 square miles consisting of land within the primary urban services boundary and focusing on Indiantown, but excluding property owned by Florida Power and Light to the west, two areas to the north designated as estate residential, and the county-owned Timer Powers Recreational Area. Within the designated enterprise zone, Martin County shall exempt residential condominiums from benefiting from state enterprise zone incentives, unless prohibited by law. The application must have been submitted by December 31, 2011, and must comply with the requirements of s. 290.0055. Notwithstanding s. 290.0065 limiting the total number of enterprise zones designated and the number of enterprise zones within a population category, the 2Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may designate one enterprise zone under this section. The 2Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall establish the initial effective date of the enterprise zone designated under this section.
History.—s. 29, ch. 2011-76.
1Note.—Section 35, ch. 2011-76, provides that:
“(1) The executive director of the Department of Revenue is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to adopt emergency rules under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, for the purpose of implementing this act.
“(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such emergency rules shall remain in effect for 6 months after the date adopted and may be renewed during the pendency of procedures to adopt permanent rules addressing the subject of the emergency rules.”
2Note.—Section 4, ch. 2011-142, transferred powers, duties, and functions relating to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of Economic Opportunity.
