密西西比州102个人口普查区获批新机会区：覆盖50个县，2027年1月生效十年
密西西比州州长 Tate Reeves 办公室11月5日宣布，美国财政部已批准密西西比州提名的102个人口普查区，列为联邦「机会区2.0」计划下的新机会区，覆盖全州50个县，旨在吸引私人投资、刺激经济增长，为各地社区创造新机会。
获批的102个普查区中，78个属农村地区、24个属非农村地区。新认定将于2027年1月1日生效，有效期10年，是该联邦计划第一个十年认定周期的组成部分；2018年首轮认定的机会区则继续有效至2028年12月31日。
机会区计划由2017年联邦《减税与就业法案》设立，通过合格机会基金为把符合条件的资本利得再投资于指定低收入社区的投资者提供联邦税收优惠，鼓励长期私人投资。该计划已于2025年转为永久性制度，并建立每10年重新认定的新框架。
Reeves 州长是在密西西比发展局（MDA）协调的全州遴选程序后提名这批普查区的，遴选过程包含公众意见征集。Reeves 表示，密西西比正在竞争投资并不断获胜，这102个机会区为吸引私人资本、壮大地方经济创造了新机会。
密西西比发展局执行主任 PJ Waldrop 表示，获得资本对经济发展至关重要，在传统投资较难进入的社区尤其如此；本次认定中有78个农村普查区，有机会把更多密西西比社区与能带来经济活动和就业的投资连接起来。（来源：密西西比州州长办公室）
U.S. Treasury Approves 102 Mississippi Opportunity Zone Designations Across 50 Counties
The office of Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced on November 5 that the U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved Mississippi's nominations of 102 census tracts for designation as Opportunity Zones under the federal Opportunity Zones 2.0 program. The newly approved zones span 50 counties and are designed to attract private investment, stimulate economic growth and create new opportunities in communities across the state.
Of the 102 approved census tracts, 78 are classified as rural and 24 as non-rural. The designations will take effect on January 1, 2027, and remain in place for 10 years, as part of the federal program's first 10-year designation cycle. The original Opportunity Zone designations will remain in effect through December 31, 2028.
Established under the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Opportunity Zones program encourages long-term private investment in designated low-income communities by providing federal tax incentives to investors who reinvest eligible capital gains through Qualified Opportunity Funds. The program was made permanent in 2025 and established a new framework for Opportunity Zone designations every 10 years.
Governor Reeves nominated the Mississippi census tracts following a statewide selection process coordinated by the Mississippi Development Authority, which included opportunities for public input. Reeves said Mississippi is competing for investment and winning, and that the 102 Opportunity Zones create new opportunities to attract private capital, strengthen local economies and bring more jobs and investment to areas with tremendous potential for growth.
Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director PJ Waldrop said access to capital is essential to economic development, particularly in communities where traditional investment can be more difficult to attract, and that with 78 rural tracts included, more of the state's communities can be connected with investment that generates economic activity and creates jobs. (Source: Office of the Governor of Mississippi)
来源：密西西比州州长办公室
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