S 0387 General Bill, By Pinckney
Summary: Alternate Local Option Tourism Development Fee Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 10, TITLE 4 SO AS TO ENACT THE "LOCAL OPTION EXTRAORDINARY COMMERCIAL FACILITIES FEE ACT", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO SPECIFY WHICH STORMWATER ORDINANCES APPLY, TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE A FEE NOT TO EXCEED TWO PERCENT ON RETAILERS WITHIN A DESIGNATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE FROM THE FEE SHALL BE USED TO OFFSET INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FEE MAY BE IMPOSED, TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FEE SHALL BE COLLECTED; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 11 TO CHAPTER 10, TITLE 4 SO AS TO ENACT THE "ALTERNATE LOCAL OPTION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FEE ACT", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE A FEE NOT TO EXCEED ONE PERCENT FOR TOURISM ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTION DIRECTED AT NON-SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FEE MAY BE IMPOSED.
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01/19/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
01/19/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 3)