Opportunity zones were nominated at the state level before being certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury. What follows is a list of resources from federal, state, local governments, and national advocacy and research groups.
Federal Resources
Federal Legislation and Internal Revenue Code
- Senate Bill S.293 — Investing in Opportunity Act (text of original bill introduced in February 2017, since revised)
- Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 (H.R.1) (a revised version of the original IIOA is a provision of this Act, passed in December 2017)
- U.S. Code Title 26, Subchapter Z – Opportunity Zones (as created by H.R.1)
Treasury and IRS Resources
- IRS — Opportunity Zones Frequently Asked Questions
- U.S. Department of the Treasury CDFI Fund
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Final Round of Opportunity Zone Designations
State and DC Resources
Most individual states have information about their opportunity zones on their state websites.
- Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
- Alaska Division of Economic Development
- Arizona Commerce Authority
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- California Department of Finance
- Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
- Connecticut Office of the Governor
- Delaware Government Information Center
- Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
- Georgia Department of Community Affairs
- Hawaii Business Development and Support Division
- Idaho Department of Commerce
- Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
- Indiana State Information Center
- Iowa Economic Development Authority
- Kansas Department of Commerce
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- Louisiana Economic Development
- Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
- Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
- Massachusetts (Mass.gov)
- Michigan State Housing Development Authority
- Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Mississippi Development Authority
- Missouri Department of Economic Development
- Montana Department of Commerce
- Nebraska Department of Economic Development
- Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development
- New Hampshire Division of Economic Development
- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
- New Mexico Economic Development Department
- New York Empire State Development
- North Carolina Department of Commerce
- North Dakota Department of Commerce
- Ohio Development Services Agency
- Oklahoma Department of Commerce
- Oregon Business Development Department
- Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
- Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
- South Carolina Department of Commerce
- South Dakota — No information on their website, as of January 23, 2019.
- Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development
- Texas Office of the Governor
- Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
- Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
- Washington State Department of Commerce
- Washington DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
- West Virginia Department of Commerce
- Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
- Wyoming Business Council
U.S. Territory Resources
- American Samoa — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Guam Economic Development Authority
- Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Development Authority
- Puerto Rico — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- U.S. Virgin Islands — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
City Resources
As of October 4, 2018, most of America’s largest cities do not offer information about federal opportunity zones on their websites.
- New York City, NY — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Los Angeles, CA — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Phoenix, AZ
- Philadelphia, PA — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Dallas, TX — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- San Jose, CA — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Austin, TX — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Jacksonville, FL — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- San Francisco, CA — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
- Columbus, OH
- Fort Worth, TX — No information on their website, as of October 4, 2018.
