South Carolina Legislature Mobile(Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\COUNCIL\NBD\12591DG12.DOCX):
EXPLANATION:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, paragraph 90.20, page 529, by adding an appropriately numbered subitem to item(31) after line 12 to read:
/ ( ) Lake Wallace Special Purpose District $ 150,000; /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 37,
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 415, after line 18, by
adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 37.__. (DNR: Lake Paul Wallace
Authority)
(A) From the funds
appropriated to the department and the Lake Wallace Special
Purpose District, there is created the Lake Paul A. Wallace
Authority.
(1)
The function of the authority is to:
(a) to manage,
maintain, and operate the Lake Paul A. Wallace;
(b)
ensure that the primary purpose of the
lake is for public fishing and recreation in compliance with the
federal law under which the lake was established; and
(c)
provide that the wildlife habitat remain
a protected area as long as this function does not contravene
with the provisions contained in subitem (a) of this
subsection.
(2)
The Authority has the power granted to it
in item (1) and subsections (E) and (F) for the current fiscal
year.
(3)
The Authority is dissolved on June 30 of
the current fiscal year.
(B)(1)
The authority shall be composed of seven members
appointed by the Marlboro County Legislative Delegation, as
follows:
(a)
two members nominated by the city council
of Bennettsville;
(b)
two members nominated by the county
council of Marlboro County; and
(c)
three members at-large who reside near or
have a demonstrable history of recreational use of Lake Paul A.
Wallace.
(2)
The members shall serve for the current
fiscal year.
(3)
One of the at-large members must be
designated by the Marlboro County Legislative Delegation to
serve as the chairman of the authority.
(4)
A vacancy must be filled in the same
manner as the appointment for the vacant position is made, and
the successor appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold office
for the remainder of the fiscal year.
(5)
The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, or his designee, shall serve ex officio as a
non-voting member.
(C)
The members of the authority may receive such per diem
and mileage as is provided by law for members of boards,
commissions, and committees.
(D)
The authority shall convene upon the call of the
chairman and organize by electing a vice-chairman, a secretary,
and a treasurer.
(E)
The authority has the following powers to:
(1)
maintain a principal office, which shall
be located in Bennettsville;
(2)
make contracts of all sorts and to
execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying
on of the business of the authority;
(3)
hire staff; and
(4)
do all other acts and things necessary or
convenient to carry out any function or power committed or
granted to the authority.
(F)
The authority is empowered to receive and spend any
funding available through (1) the department, (2) the municipal,
county, state, or federal government, or (3) any other source in
order to finance the management, maintenance, and operation of
the lake that is in compliance with federal and state law.
(G)
As used in this paragraph:
(1)
'Authority' means the Lake
Paul A. Wallace Authority, created to receive, manage, maintain,
and operate the property known as Lake Paul A. Wallace located
in Marlboro County;
(2)
'Department' means the
Department of Natural Resources; and
(3)
'Lake' means Lake Paul A.
Wallace. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.