# Fla. Stat. § 290.003: 290.003 Policy and purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXIX_C290_S290.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 290.003
- **Heading:** 290.003 Policy and purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XIX / Chapter 290 / Section 290.003

## Text

It is the policy of this state to provide the necessary means to assist local communities, their residents, and the private sector in creating the proper economic and social environment to induce the investment of private resources in productive business enterprises located in severely distressed areas and to provide jobs for residents of such areas. In achieving this objective, the state will seek to provide appropriate investments, tax benefits, and regulatory relief of sufficient importance to encourage the business community to commit its financial participation. The purpose of ss. 290.001-290.016 is to establish a process that clearly identifies such severely distressed areas and provides incentives by both the state and local government to induce private investment in such areas. The Legislature, therefore, declares the revitalization of enterprise zones, through the concerted efforts of government and the private sector, to be a public purpose.

History: s. 1, ch. 82-119; ss. 44, 57, ch. 84-356; ss. 18, 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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