Senator Reichenbach proposes the following amendment (LC-5506.DG0002S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:

SECTION X. Section 55-11-630 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 (14) maintain a perpetual exemption from the imposition or assessment of any stormwater fee, charge, assessment, or similar exaction, whether characterized as a fee or a tax, relating to stormwater runoff, imposed at any time by any state, county, or municipal governmental entity, or by any private contractor or third party acting on behalf of, or under authority of, such governmental entities.

SECTION X. Section 55-11-640(E) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (E) All fines and forfeitures collected under the provisions of this article must be forwarded to the authority to be credited to the general operating fund of the county where the final disposition of the case is made All fines and forfeitures collected pursuant to the provisions of this section must be forwarded weekly to the Pee Dee Regional Airport District by the enforcing court for deposit in the general operating fund of the district.

SECTION X. Chapter 11, Title 55 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 55-11-740. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Pee Dee Regional Airport District may make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones in Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, and Marlboro counties, under the act of Congress known as the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, which provides for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign-trade zones in the United States.
 (B) The Pee Dee Regional Airport District shall select and describe the location of the zones for which application may be made and shall make such regulations concerning the operation, maintenance, and policing of them as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the Foreign-Trade Zones Act and for other appropriate purposes.
 (C) The Pee Dee Regional Airport District has the authority to own, erect, maintain, and operate or lease any structures or buildings or enclosures as may be necessary or proper for establishing, operating, and maintaining such foreign-trade zones within Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, and Marlboro counties.
 (D) The authority granted to the Pee Dee Regional Airport District confers the right, duty, and power to do all things necessary and proper to achieve compliance with the Foreign-Trade Zones Act and to carry into effect the establishing, operating, and maintaining of foreign-trade zones within Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, and Marlboro counties.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.