FL H1429

Amends section 163.340 of Florida Statutes to revise the definition of "blighted area" under the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969.

Adds a new category qualifying land as blighted: any area previously used as a military facility and adjacent to a county-owned zoological park, without requiring agreement from taxing authorities.

Clarifies that "blighted area" can also mean any area where at least one of the existing 14 factors (a-n) is present and all taxing authorities agree the area is blighted through interlocal agreement, agency agreement, or resolution.

Makes corrective grammatical changes to existing blighted area definition language, including changing "any" to "an" and "are" to "is" for proper grammar.

Takes effect July 1, 2014.