# Fla. Stat. § 290.002: 290.002 Legislative findings

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 290.002
- **Heading:** 290.002 Legislative findings
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.002

## Text

It is hereby found and declared that:

(1) Within the communities of this state, there exist areas that chronically display extreme and unacceptable levels of unemployment, physical deterioration, and economic disinvestment.

(2) Each such area is a blight on the community as a whole, tarnishes the image and reputation of the community in the eyes of its residents, and reduces the desirability of the community as a place to visit and live.

(3) Such severely distressed areas have high crime rates and provide environments detrimental to the physical and emotional health of their residents.

(4) The revitalization and redevelopment of each such area for the ultimate benefit of its residents and the community as a whole is of critical importance to the individual community and to this state.

(5) The resources of all levels of government are insufficient, and often inappropriate, to undertake successfully the massive task of restoring the social and economic productivity of such areas.

(6) The ultimate revitalization of such areas can occur only if the private sector can be induced to invest its own resources in productive enterprises that rebuild the industrial and commercial viability of the areas and provide jobs for residents of the areas.

(7) In order to provide the private sector with the necessary incentives to invest in such distressed areas, governments at all levels should seek ways to relax or eliminate fiscal and regulatory constraints and should seek to identify supportive actions that facilitate business investment in such distressed areas and overcome business objections to distressed area site locations.

History: s. 1, ch. 82-119; s. 136, ch. 83-217; ss. 43, 57, ch. 84-356; ss. 17, 37, ch. 94-136; s. 11, ch. 2005-287.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 290.001 290.001 Florida Enterprise Zone Act; popular name.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.002 290.002 Legislative findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.003 290.003 Policy and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.003.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.004 290.004 Definitions relating to Florida Enterprise Zone Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.004.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.007 290.007 State incentives available in enterprise zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.007.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.012 290.012 Transition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.012.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.014 290.014 Annual reports on enterprise zones.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.014.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.016 290.016 Repeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.016.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.042 290.042 Definitions relating to Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.042.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.043 290.043 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program; administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.043.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.044 290.044 Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program Fund; administration; distribution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.044.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.046 290.046 Applications for grants; procedures; requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.046.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.047 290.047 Establishment of grant ceilings and maximum administrative cost percentages; elimination of population bias; loans in default.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.047.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 290.048 290.048 General powers of department under ss. 290.0401-290.048.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.048.md)

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