[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 299 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 299

  To modify the boundaries for a certain empowerment zone designation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2003

Ms. Snowe (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To modify the boundaries for a certain empowerment zone designation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY OF AROOSTOOK COUNTY EMPOWERMENT 
              ZONE.

    (a) In General.--The Aroostook County empowerment zone shall 
include, in addition to the area designated as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the remaining area of the county not included in 
such designation, notwithstanding the size requirement of section 
1392(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the population 
requirements of section 1392(a)(1)(B) of such Code.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect as of the 
effective date of the designation of the Aroostook County empowerment 
zone by the Secretary of Agriculture.
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