Title XIX, Public Business

Sections 290.0401-290.048 may be cited as the “Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 83-205; s. 36, ch. 2012-5.

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide the necessary means to develop, preserve, redevelop, and revitalize Florida communities exhibiting signs of decline, distress, or economic need by enabling local governments to undertake the necessary community and economic developme…

As used in ss. 290.0401-290.048, the term:(1) “Administrative closeout” means the notification of a grantee by the department that all applicable administrative actions and all required work of the grant have been completed with the exception of the final audit.(2) “Administrativ…

There is created the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. The department shall administer the program as authorized and described in Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Pub. L. No. 93-383, as amended by Pub. L. No. …

(1) The Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund is created. All revenue designated for deposit in such fund shall be deposited by the appropriate agency. The department shall administer this fund as a grant and loan guarantee program for carrying out t…

(1) The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Loan Guarantee Program is created. The department shall administer the loan guarantee program pursuant to Section 108 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and as further amended by s. 9…

(1) In applying for a grant under a specific program category, an applicant shall propose eligible activities that directly address the objectives of that program category.(2)(a) The department shall establish minimum criteria pertaining to the number of jobs created for persons …

(1) For all program categories, the department shall incorporate into its system of competitively ranking applications a procedure intended to eliminate or reduce any existing population-related bias that places exceptionally small communities at a disadvantage in the competition…

Applications are ineligible for funding if any of the following circumstances arise:(1) The application is not received by the department by the application deadline;(2) The proposed project does not meet one of the three national objectives as contained in federal and state legi…

The department has all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of the program, including the power to:(1) Make contracts and agreements with the Federal Government; other agencies of the state; any other public agency; or any other public pers…

(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Empowerment Zone Act.”(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” means the Department of Commerce.(b) “Federal Empowerment Zone Program” means the empowerment zone program established in 26 U.S.C.…

(1) The Legislature finds that attracting, retaining, and providing favorable conditions for businesses which contribute to the economic health of small communities through the generation of business and employment opportunities is in the public interest. The Legislature recogniz…

Notwithstanding s. 290.0065(1), the Department of Commerce, upon request of the host county, shall designate as a rural enterprise zone any catalyst site as defined in s. 288.0656(2)(b) that was approved before January 1, 2010, and that is not located in an existing rural enterpr…