09 LC 38
0815/AP
House
Bill 427 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Stephens of the
164th,
Willard of the
49th,
Williams of the
165th,
Hill of the
180th,
Gordon of the
162nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 36-88-6, relating to criteria for an enterprise zone, so as
to provide for certain criteria for pervasive property; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 36-88-6, relating to criteria for an enterprise zone, is amended by
revising subsection (b) as follows:
"(b)
Pervasive poverty shall be evidenced by showing that poverty is widespread
throughout the nominated area and shall be established by using the following
criteria:
(1)
The poverty rate shall be determined from the data in the most current United
States decennial census prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Census;
(2)
For each
census geographic block group
parcels
within the nominated area,
the parcels
must be within or adjacent to a census block group
where the ratio of income to poverty level
for at least
20
15
percent of the residents shall be less than 1.0;
(3)
Census geographic block groups with no population shall be treated as having a
poverty rate which meets the standards of paragraph (2) of this subsection;
and
(4)
All parcels of a nominated area must abut and may not contain a noncontiguous
parcel, unless such nonabutting parcel qualifies separately under the criteria
set forth under paragraph (2) of this subsection."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.