LD 1916
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LR 2678
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F.__All property included within the boundaries of a Pine
Tree Development Zone must be suitable for one or more
qualified Pine Tree Development Zone business activities;

 
G.__All property included within a Pine Tree Development
Zone must meet one of the following:

 
(1)__The property is located within a market area for
which the labor market unemployment rate is greater
than the state unemployment rate at the time of the
application; or

 
(2)__The property is included within a county in which
the average weekly wage is below the state average
weekly wage at the time of the application.

 
In the case of a multijurisdictional or joint application,
the requirements of this paragraph are met if the combined
unemployment rate of the cooperating units of local
government meets the requirements of subparagraph (1) or the
average weekly wage of the cooperating units of local
government, on a per-employed-worker basis, meets the
requirements of subparagraph (2); and

 
H.__The restrictions contained in paragraph G may be waived
for property that is contained within a labor market area
that has sustained a greater than 5% loss of population or
employed workers during the 3-year period immediately
preceding the time of application if the loss was caused by
business closings.

 
4.__Application.__An application for designation of a Pine
Tree Development Zone must include, but is not necessarily
limited to, the following:

 
A.__A narrative description of the Pine Tree Development
Zone to be designated;

 
B.__Maps and any other information necessary to clearly
identify the geographic boundaries of the Pine Tree
Development Zone and any subzones it may include;

 
C.__Evidence that the Pine Tree Development Zone meets the
requirements of subsection 3;

 
D.__Any information evidencing economic distress; and

 
E.__A development plan that includes:


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