新泽西州提名130个普查区竞逐联邦机会区认定：覆盖全州20个县
新泽西州社区事务厅（DCA）10月29日宣布，该州已向联邦政府提交数量上限的130个人口普查区，申请新一轮联邦「机会区」（Opportunity Zone）认定。这批普查区从全州518个符合资格的区域中选出，覆盖全部20个有资格的县，获得认定后有效期为十年。
机会区是联邦层面的经济发展工具：投资者把资本利得投入位于低收入社区的合格项目，可享受税收递延与减免优惠，以此引导长期私人资本进入长期缺乏投资的社区。州政府此次遴选历时四个月，共收到200多封针对具体普查区的推荐信，特伦顿、大西洋城、卡姆登、纽瓦克、帕特森、泽西市与伊丽莎白等城市的区域均有入选。
州长Mikie Sherrill表示，机会区认定能把私人投资引入最需要岗位与住房的社区。社区事务厅厅长Jacquelyn A. Suárez说，遴选过程与地方政府、经济发展机构与社区组织充分沟通，确保提名区域与各地的发展规划相衔接。州经济发展局首席执行官Evan Weiss与代理州务卿Shirley Emehelu也参与了此次提名工作。
根据州政府数据，第一轮机会区（2018至2028年）期间，新泽西州78%的机会区获得了投资，累计投资额达31.4亿美元，平均每个区域约1860万美元。州政府希望新一轮认定延续这一势头，并把资金更多引向住房与小企业项目。
New Jersey Nominates 130 Census Tracts for Federal Opportunity Zone Designation Across All 20 Eligible Counties
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced on October 29 that the state has submitted the maximum 130 census tracts to the federal government for designation under the new round of the federal Opportunity Zone program. Chosen from 518 eligible tracts, the nominees cover all 20 eligible counties, and designations will run for ten years.
Opportunity Zones are a federal economic-development tool: investors who place capital gains into qualified projects in low-income communities receive tax deferral and reduction benefits, channeling long-term private capital into neighborhoods that have historically seen little investment. New Jersey's four-month selection process drew more than 200 letters recommending specific tracts, and the final list includes areas in Trenton, Atlantic City, Camden, Newark, Paterson, Jersey City and Elizabeth.
Governor Mikie Sherrill said the designations can steer private investment toward communities that most need jobs and housing. DCA Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez said the selection was made in consultation with local governments, development agencies and community organizations so that nominated tracts align with local plans. NJEDA CEO Evan Weiss and Acting Secretary of State Shirley Emehelu also took part in the nomination process.
According to the state, during the first round of Opportunity Zones (2018-2028), 78 percent of New Jersey's zones received investment totaling $3.14 billion, an average of about $18.6 million per tract. The administration hopes the new round will sustain that momentum and steer more capital toward housing and small-business projects.
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