In order to qualify for tax exemptions, deductions, abatements or credits under this article, a business must own or lease real property in a strategic development area on which the business actively conducts a trade, profession or business involving energy, bioscience or manufacturing, or a related activity, and meet one of the following criteria:
(1) Create or maintain a minimum of 500 jobs within the first three years of full operation within the strategic development area.(2) Invest a minimum of $45,000,000 in capital investment in the property located in the strategic development area within the first three years of full operation.1971, March 4, P.L. 6, No. 2, art. XXIX-C, § 2912-C, added 2006, Nov. 20, P.L. 1385, No. 151, § 2, imd. effective.