Sec. 0.5. A person that:
(1) did not qualify in any taxable year beginning in 1995, 1996, or 1997 for enterprise zone incentives under IC 4-4-6.1-1.7 (before its amendment by P.L.14-1997 and before its repeal);
(2) would have qualified for the enterprise zone incentives under IC 4-4-6.1-1.7 (as amended by P.L.14-1997 and before its repeal); and
(3) received enterprise zone incentives for taxable years beginning in 1995, 1996, or 1997;
shall be treated for each of the years described in subdivision (1) as having qualified for the incentives to the same extent as if the amendment by P.L.14-1997 to IC 4-4-6.1-1.7 (before its repeal) had been enacted before the enterprise zone incentives accrued to the person.