Talk:Enterprise Zone

Some Enterprise Zones I know of in Virginia are in rural areas and small towns, so if articles are combined, let us not limit it to urban, although most are. Vaoverland 21:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed. That's why I proposed the Urban article being merged into this article. Although a lot of the info in the Urban article isn't specific to urban zones... so it will have to get a little rewrite. Passdoubt | Talk 21:25, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Agree
Almost everyone uses the generic term enterprise zone. Merging would allow viewers to see the range of types. Butler364



Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Zones are synonomous. HUD administers urban areas and the Secretary of Labor administers rural areas. The zones have tax breaks for payroll and sales taxes.

RELEVANT CODE PROVISIONS EMPOWERMENT ZONES: ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES 1393(b) SECTION 1393. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES. (a) In general. For purposes of this subchapter-

(1) Appropriate secretary.-The term appropriate Secretary means--

(A) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the case of any nominated area which is located in an urban area, and

(B)the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of any nominated area which is located in a rural area.

(2) Rural area. -The term "rural area'' means any area which is--

(A) outside of a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), or

(B) determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to be a rural area.

(3) Urban area. -The term "urban area" means an area which is not a rural area.

(4) Special rules for indian reservations.-

(A) In general-.No empowerment zone or enterprise community may include any area within an Indian reservation.

(B) Indian reservation defined.-The term Indian reservation has the meaning given such term by section 168(j)(6).

(5) Local government. -The term "local government'' means--

(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, and

(B) any combination of political subdivisions described in subparagraph (A) recognized by the appropriate Secretary.

(6) Nominated area. --The term "nominated area" means an area which is nominated by 1 or more local governments and the State or States in which it is located for designation under section 1391.

(7) Governments. --If more than 1 State or local government seeks to nominate an area under this part, any reference to, or requirement of, this subchapter shall apply to all such governments.

(8) Special rule. --An area shall be treated as nominated by a State and a local government if it is nominated by an economic development corporation chartered by the State.

(9) Use of census data. --Population and poverty rate shall be determined by the most recent decennial census data available.

(b) Empowerment zone: enterprise community. --For purposes of this title, the terms "empowerment zone and enterprise community" mean areas designated as such under section 1391.

Disagree
While the terms covered by the regulation above may be interchangable, they really only apply on the U.S. federal level. For example, the New Jersey-specific Urban Enterprise Zone is a program has no common critreia, nor any federal designation required. The two can be exclusive or inclusive of each other. I believe that there would at least need to be diambiguation between federal and state programs using similar terminology, as well as international programs.Jim Miller 21:55, 12 July 2006 (UTC)