The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties isthe nation's leading trade association for developers, owners,investors, asset managers and other professionals in industrial,office and mixed-use commercial real estate. NAIOP of Florida hasmore than 1,500 members in six chapters: Central Florida, NortheastFlorida, Northwest Florida, South Florida, Southwest Florida andTampa Bay. The association provides networking opportunities,educational programs, research on trends and innovations, andstrong legislative representation.

Issues important to NAIOP heading into the 2008 legislativesession were some of the same issues our industry has beenmonitoring for the past few years. NAIOP's core issues include:commercial property tax relief, commercial windstorm insuranceaffordability and availability, sustainable development (greenbuilding), growth management and tax collection on Internet sales.In addition, legislation focusing on energy conservation and theextension of approved developments of regional impact, or DRIs,were very important.

The bills described below are those of importance to NAIOP ofFlorida that passed and are awaiting Gov. Charlie Crist'ssignature: