Bill > H7067

This bill revises various economic development programs and related regulations in Florida. Key provisions include changes to transportation concurrency and impact fees, with new requirements for local governments to obtain a supermajority vote before applying them to new business developments, unless certain conditions are met, and these provisions expire on July 1, 2019. The bill also amends tax refund programs for defense contractors and space flight businesses, modifies the qualified target industry program, and adjusts rules for high-impact businesses, the Quick Action Closing Fund, the Innovation Incentive Program, and brownfield redevelopment. It repeals funding related to certain entertainment facilities, establishes requirements for Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI), revises the authority of the Florida Development Finance Corporation (FDFC), creates the Startup Florida Initiative, and establishes a local enterprise zone program, redesignating specified enterprise zones as "certified" enterprise zones. Additionally, the bill makes technical changes to various statutes concerning economic development incentives, tax credits, and public-private partnerships, including clarifying definitions and application processes for several programs.