H 4844 General Bill, By Wilkins, Harrison, Haskins, D. Smith, Harrell, Cato, 
Townsend, Sharpe and Campsen
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 2-1-240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES GRANTED
 TO A COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WHICH AFFECT ONLY ONE COUNTY ARE DEVOLVED
 UPON THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL POWERS,
 DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS WITH REGARD TO
 STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL ENTITIES COMPRISING MORE THAN ONE COUNTY ARE DEVOLVED
 UPON THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY OR BODIES FROM THOSE COUNTIES.

   03/30/00  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   03/30/00  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
   04/11/00  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: J.Brown

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES GRANTED TO A COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WHICH AFFECT ONLY ONE COUNTY ARE DEVOLVED UPON THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS WITH REGARD TO STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL ENTITIES COMPRISING MORE THAN ONE COUNTY ARE DEVOLVED UPON THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY OR BODIES FROM THOSE COUNTIES.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-240. (A) For the purposes of this section, 'county legislative delegation' is defined as a group composed of members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate whose districts include any portion of the geographic area of a given county.

(B) All powers, duties, and responsibilities granted by statute or resolution to any county legislative delegation which affect only one county are devolved upon the governing body of that county. All powers, duties, and responsibilities of legislative delegations with regard to statewide or regional boards, commissions, authorities, or entities comprising more than one county are devolved upon the appropriate county governing body or bodies from those counties."

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