PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 288.0001. Economic Development Programs Evaluation.

SECTION 288.001. The Florida Small Business Development Center Network.

SECTION 288.005. Definitions.

SECTION 288.006. General operation of loan programs.

SECTION 288.012. State of Florida international offices.

SECTION 288.017. Cooperative advertising matching grants program.

SECTION 288.018. Regional Rural Development Grants Program.

SECTION 288.019. Rural considerations in grant review and evaluation processes.

SECTION 288.021. Economic development liaison.

SECTION 288.0251. International development outreach activities in Latin America and Caribbean Basin.

SECTION 288.035. Economic development activities.

SECTION 288.037. Department of State; agreement with county tax collector.

SECTION 288.041. Solar energy industry; legislative findings and policy; promotional activities.

SECTION 288.0415. Solar energy; advancement; economic development strategy.

SECTION 288.046. Quick-response training; legislative intent.

SECTION 288.047. Quick-response training for economic development.

SECTION 288.061. Economic development incentive application process.

SECTION 288.065. Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund.

SECTION 288.0655. Rural Infrastructure Fund.

SECTION 288.0656. Rural Economic Development Initiative.

SECTION 288.06561. Reduction or waiver of financial match requirements.

SECTION 288.0657. Florida rural economic development strategy grants.

SECTION 288.0658. Nature-based recreation; promotion and other assistance by Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

SECTION 288.0659. Local Government Distressed Area Matching Grant Program.

SECTION 288.075. Confidentiality of records.

SECTION 288.076. Return on investment reporting for economic development programs.

SECTION 288.095. Economic Development Trust Fund.

SECTION 288.101. Florida Job Growth Grant Fund.

SECTION 288.1045. Qualified defense contractor and space flight business tax refund program.

SECTION 288.106. Tax refund program for qualified target industry businesses.

SECTION 288.107. Brownfield redevelopment bonus refunds.

SECTION 288.108. High-impact business.

SECTION 288.1081. Economic Gardening Business Loan Pilot Program.

SECTION 288.1082. Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program.

SECTION 288.1088. Quick Action Closing Fund.

SECTION 288.1089. Innovation Incentive Program.

SECTION 288.1097. Qualified job training organizations; certification; duties.

SECTION 288.111. Information concerning local manufacturing development programs.

SECTION 288.1162. Professional sports franchises; duties.

SECTION 288.11621. Spring training baseball franchises.

SECTION 288.11625. Sports development.

SECTION 288.11631. Retention of Major League Baseball spring training baseball franchises.

SECTION 288.1166. Professional sports facility; designation as shelter site for the homeless; establishment of local programs.

SECTION 288.1167. Sports franchise contract provisions for food and beverage concession and contract awards to minority business enterprises.

SECTION 288.1168. Professional golf hall of fame facility.

SECTION 288.1169. International Game Fish Association World Center facility.

SECTION 288.1171. Motorsports entertainment complex; definitions; certification; duties.

SECTION 288.1175. Agriculture education and promotion facility.

SECTION 288.1201. State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund.

SECTION 288.122. Tourism Promotional Trust Fund.

SECTION 288.1226. Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation; use of property; board of directors; duties; audit.

SECTION 288.12265. Welcome centers.

SECTION 288.12266. Targeted Marketing Assistance Program.

SECTION 288.124. Convention grants program.

SECTION 288.125. Definition of “entertainment industry.”

SECTION 288.1251. Promotion and development of entertainment industry; Office of Film and Entertainment; creation; purpose; powers and duties.

SECTION 288.1252. Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council; creation; purpose; membership; powers and duties.

SECTION 288.1253. Travel and entertainment expenses.

SECTION 288.1254. Entertainment industry financial incentive program.

SECTION 288.1258. Entertainment industry qualified production companies; application procedure; categories; duties of the Department of Revenue; records and reports.

PART II. DIVISION OF BOND FINANCE

SECTION 288.13. Cooperation with other units, boards, agencies, and individuals.

SECTION 288.14. Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund may cooperate.

SECTION 288.15. Powers of Division of Bond Finance.

SECTION 288.17. Revenue certificates.

SECTION 288.18. Planning, promoting, and supervising state building projects.

SECTION 288.23. Division authorized to acquire roads and bridges.

SECTION 288.24. Division authorized to acquire ferries and toll ferries.

SECTION 288.27. Lease or sale by division.

SECTION 288.28. Department of Transportation authorized to lease or purchase certain roads and bridges.

SECTION 288.281. Financing construction or acquisition of roads and bridges; additional method.

SECTION 288.29. Ratifying prior transactions.

SECTION 288.30. Cumulative provisions.

SECTION 288.31. Armories; financing construction authorized.

SECTION 288.33. School buildings; financing construction authorized.

PART III. FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

SECTION 288.35. Definitions.

SECTION 288.36. Foreign trade zones; authority to establish, operate, and maintain.

SECTION 288.37. Foreign trade zones; authority to select and describe locations and make rules.

SECTION 288.38. Applicability of state laws and rules concerning citrus fruit and products.

PART IV. SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS

SECTION 288.7015. Appointment of rules ombudsman; duties.

SECTION 288.702. Short title.

SECTION 288.703. Definitions.

SECTION 288.7031. Application of certain definitions.

SECTION 288.705. Statewide contracts register.

SECTION 288.706. Florida Minority Business Loan Mobilization Program.

SECTION 288.7094. Black business investment corporations.

SECTION 288.7102. Black Business Loan Program.

SECTION 288.71025. Prohibited acts; penalties.

SECTION 288.7103. Eligibility for loan, loan guarantee, or investment.

SECTION 288.714. Quarterly and annual reports.

PART V. EXPORT FINANCE

SECTION 288.770. Short title.

SECTION 288.771. Legislative findings and intent.

SECTION 288.772. Definitions.

SECTION 288.773. Florida Export Finance Corporation.

SECTION 288.774. Powers and limitations.

SECTION 288.775. Florida Export Finance Corporation Guarantee Account.

SECTION 288.776. Board of directors; powers and duties.

SECTION 288.777. President of the corporation.

SECTION 288.7771. Annual report of Florida Export Finance Corporation.

SECTION 288.778. Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation.

PART VI. GULF COAST ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

SECTION 288.80. Short title.

SECTION 288.8011. Gulf Coast Economic Corridor; legislative intent.

SECTION 288.8012. Definitions.

SECTION 288.80125. Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.

SECTION 288.8013. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; creation; funding; investment.

SECTION 288.8014. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; organization; board of directors.

SECTION 288.8015. Board of directors; powers.

SECTION 288.8016. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; duties.

SECTION 288.8017. Awards.

SECTION 288.8018. Gulf Coast audits.

PART VII. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

SECTION 288.816. Intergovernmental relations.

SECTION 288.8165. Citizen support organizations.

SECTION 288.8175. Linkage institutes between postsecondary institutions in this state and foreign countries.

SECTION 288.826. Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust Fund.

SECTION 288.851. Short title.

SECTION 288.852. Legislative purpose.

SECTION 288.853. International sanctions against Castro government.

SECTION 288.854. Support for a free and independent Cuba.

SECTION 288.855. Export or sale for export to foreign countries in violation of federal law prohibited.

PART VIII. ENTERPRISE FLORIDA, INC.

SECTION 288.901. Enterprise Florida, Inc.

SECTION 288.9015. Powers of Enterprise Florida, Inc.; board of directors.

SECTION 288.903. Duties of Enterprise Florida, Inc.

SECTION 288.904. Funding for Enterprise Florida, Inc.; performance and return on the public’s investment.

SECTION 288.905. President and employees of Enterprise Florida, Inc.

SECTION 288.906. Annual report of Enterprise Florida, Inc., and its divisions; audits.

SECTION 288.907. Annual incentives report.

SECTION 288.911. Creation and implementation of a marketing and image campaign.

SECTION 288.912. Inventory of communities seeking to recruit businesses.

SECTION 288.92. Divisions of Enterprise Florida, Inc.

SECTION 288.923. Division of Tourism Marketing; definitions; responsibilities.

PART IX. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

SECTION 288.95155. Florida Small Business Technology Growth Program.

SECTION 288.9519. Not-for-profit corporation.

SECTION 288.9520. Public records exemption.

SECTION 288.955. Scripps Florida Funding Corporation.

PART X. CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

SECTION 288.9602. Findings and declarations of necessity.

SECTION 288.9603. Definitions.

SECTION 288.9604. Creation of the corporation.

SECTION 288.9605. Corporation powers.

SECTION 288.9606. Issue of revenue bonds.

SECTION 288.9607. Guaranty of bond issues.

SECTION 288.9608. Creation and funding of the Energy, Technology, and Economic Development Guaranty Fund.

SECTION 288.9609. Bonds as legal investments.

SECTION 288.9610. Annual reports of Florida Development Finance Corporation.

SECTION 288.9614. Authorized programs.

SECTION 288.9619. Conflicts of interest.

PART XI. CAPITAL FORMATION

SECTION 288.9621. Short title.

SECTION 288.9622. Findings and intent.

SECTION 288.9623. Definitions.

SECTION 288.9624. Florida Opportunity Fund; creation; duties.

SECTION 288.9625. Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology.

SECTION 288.96255. Florida Technology Seed Capital Fund; creation; duties.

SECTION 288.9626. Exemptions from public records and public meetings requirements for the Florida Opportunity Fund.

SECTION 288.9627. Exemptions from public records and public meetings requirements for the Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology.

PART XII. DEFENSE CONVERSION AND TRANSITION

SECTION 288.972. Legislative intent.

SECTION 288.975. Military base reuse plans.

SECTION 288.976. Military base closure and reuse.

SECTION 288.977. Military base disposition.

SECTION 288.980. Military base retention; legislative intent; grants program.

SECTION 288.985. Exemptions from public records and public meetings requirements.

SECTION 288.987. Florida Defense Support Task Force.

PART XIII. NEW MARKETS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACT

SECTION 288.991. Short title.

SECTION 288.9912. New Markets Development Program; purpose.

SECTION 288.9913. Definitions.

SECTION 288.9914. Certification of qualified investments; investment issuance reporting.

SECTION 288.9915. Use of proceeds from qualified investments; recordkeeping.

SECTION 288.9916. New markets tax credit.

SECTION 288.9917. Community development entity reporting after a credit allowance date; certification of tax credit amount.

SECTION 288.9918. Annual reporting by a community development entity.

SECTION 288.9919. Audits and examinations; penalties.

SECTION 288.9920. Recapture and penalties.

SECTION 288.9921. Rulemaking.

SECTION 288.9922. Expiration of the New Markets Development Program Act.

PART XIV. MICROFINANCE PROGRAMS

SECTION 288.993. Short title.

SECTION 288.9931. Legislative findings and intent.

SECTION 288.9932. Definitions.

SECTION 288.9933. Rulemaking authority.

SECTION 288.9934. Microfinance Loan Program.

SECTION 288.9935. Microfinance Guarantee Program.

SECTION 288.9936. Annual report of the Microfinance Loan Program.

SECTION 288.9937. Evaluation of programs.