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   AMENDMENT NO. _____

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Clerk of the Senate

   ADOPTION NO. _____

BILL NO: H.4025  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/22/25-S.)

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 Senator DAVIS proposes the following amendment (AM PORT LOGISTICS):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 88, STATE PORTS AUTHORITY, pages 461-462, proviso 88.6, by amending the proviso to read:

/ (SPA: Funds for Due Diligence on Port-Related Facility Logistics Site in Jasper County) Of the funds previously appropriated to the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) in the Jasper Ocean Terminal Facility Permitting and Infrastructure Fund, SCSPA is directed to distribute, in installments and subject to the approvals as hereinafter provided, up to $2,000,000 $1,800,000 to the Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance (SCRDA) for SCRDA's service as an intermediary and service provider on behalf of a coalition of its interested member counties with economic interests in Jasper County's ocean terminal-related improvements to procure legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary to analyze, and to the extent appropriate, engage in negotiations with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) supporting infrastructure for port-related development of the Jasper Ocean Terminal site and supporting property owned by the joint venture and/or nearby property currently owned by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Services should include, without limitation, the following: field geotechnical work of the dredge area to provide guidance for developing the site; conducting an environmental site assessment to determine if any environmental conditions warrant further review, including potentially entering into a Voluntary Cleanup Contract with the Department of Environmental Services; conducting an ALTA boundary survey and subdivision plat; initial archaeological field work and reports necessary to coordinate with the State Historic Preservation Office for the necessary scope of a final Cultural Resource Information System study; and coordinating with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for technical documents and plans necessary to secure the release of an existing spoil easement, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), and the United States Corps of Engineers (Corps) to construct a port logistics facility on an approximately 100-acre tract of land (Logistics Site) in Jasper County on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River, adjacent to Highway 17, proximate to the Talmadge Bridge, and across the river from Hutchinson Island to serve warehousing and cold storage needs. The Logistics Site is one of the seven Dredged Material Containment Areas (DMCA) designated in the Corps' Savannah Harbor Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP), all of which are encumbered by a perpetual spoil easement (Spoil Easement) held by the Corps and used by the Corps for the disposal of materials dredged from the Savannah River, the Logistics Facility being shown on the DMMP as DMMP Tract 12A. The referenced negotiations by the SCRDA with the GPA, the GDOT, and the Corps shall include, without limitation, the potential acquisition and/or conveyance of fee simple title or other property interests in exchange for (1) the conveyance of fee simple title to DMMP Tract 12A, currently owned by the GDOT; and (2) the Corps' release of the Spoil Easement as an encumbrance on DMMP Tract 12A in order to allow said tract to be developed into a Logistics Site. SCSPA will work to facilitate an agreement to accommodate a cold storage facility or the Logistics Site as reasonably necessary in support of the referenced negotiations. Prior to receiving funds from SCSPA, SCRDA shall submit a written request to the Department of Commerce for the review and written approval of a distribution from SCSPA to SCRDA, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, with a copy of the written request by SCRDA and the written approval from the Department of Commerce to be provided to SCSPA prior to the distribution of funds. On or before January 31, 2025, SCRDA shall submit a written report to the President of the South Carolina Senate, the Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and the Governor of South Carolina, summarizing the substance of its negotiations and communications with GPA and recommending a course of action for consideration. / 

 Renumber sections to conform.

 Amend sections, totals and title to conform.