S 0346 General Bill, By Leventis
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THOSE PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING WITH REVENUES OF THE
 CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BALLOT AND PROCEDURES
 FOR THE REFERENDUM REQUIRED FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE TAX, SO AS TO ALLOW THE
 REVENUES OF THE TAX TO BE USED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN REAL
 PROPERTY INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION,
 BLIGHT REMEDIATION, OR MILITARY BASE PROTECTION.

   01/29/09  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   01/29/09  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-5
   01/29/09  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: O'Dell (ch), Peeler,
                     Reese, Fair, Elliott

TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THOSE PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING WITH REVENUES OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BALLOT AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REFERENDUM REQUIRED FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE TAX, SO AS TO ALLOW THE REVENUES OF THE TAX TO BE USED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSERVATION, BLIGHT REMEDIATION, OR MILITARY BASE PROTECTION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 4-10-330(A)(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 292 of 2004, is further amended to read:

"(1)    the purpose for which the proceeds of the tax are to be used, which may include projects located within or without, or both within and without, the boundaries of the local governmental entities, including the county, municipalities, and special purpose districts located in the county area, and may include the following types of projects:

(a)    highways, roads, streets, bridges, and public parking garages and related facilities;

(b)    courthouses, administration buildings, civic centers, hospitals, emergency medical facilities, police stations, fire stations, jails, correctional facilities, detention facilities, libraries, coliseums, or any combination of these projects;

(c)    cultural, recreational, or historic facilities, or any combination of these facilities;

(d)    water, sewer, or water and sewer projects;

(e)    flood control projects and storm water management facilities;

(f)    beach access and beach renourishment;

(g)    the acquisition of interests in real property, including the purchase of development rights, for economic development, conservation, blight remediation, or military base protection;

(h)    jointly operated projects of the county, a municipality, special purpose district, and school district, or any combination of those entities, for the projects delineated in subitems (a) through (f)(g) of this item;

(h)(i)    any combination of the projects described in subitems (a) through (g)(h) of this item;"

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.