H*2901(Rat #0146, Act #0081 of 1983)  General Bill, By T.E. Huff and 
J.F. Anderson
 A Bill to require the governing body of the county in which a special purpose
 district is located to conduct an examination of the financial impact on the
 revenues of the county when a district is abolished including a procedure by
 which taxes may be refunded to the residents of the district.-amended title

   04/14/83  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2208
   04/14/83  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2209
   05/12/83  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-2815
   05/17/83  House  Amended HJ-2896
   05/17/83  House  Read second time HJ-2897
   05/18/83  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2930
   05/19/83  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1403
   05/19/83  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-1403
   05/30/83  Senate Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-1629
   05/30/83  Senate Read second time SJ-1629
   05/31/83  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1655
   05/31/83         Ratified R 146
   06/01/83         Signed By Governor
   06/01/83         Effective date 06/01/83
   06/01/83         Act No. 81
   06/08/83         Copies available

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT IS LOCATED TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION OF THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE REVENUES OF THE COUNTY WHEN A DISTRICT IS ABOLISHED INCLUDING A PROCEDURE BY WHICH TAXES MAY BE REFUNDED TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.

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

Examination of financial impact on revenues of county

SECTION 1. Within sixty days after the abolishment of a special purpose district (district), the governing body of the county in which the district is located must commence an examination of the financial impact of the abolishment of the district on the revenues of the county. The governing body shall conduct at least two public meetings within the geographical boundaries of the territory formerly comprising the district. The governing body shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county ten days prior to each meeting. At the meetings the governing body may receive such information as it considers necessary. At the conclusion of the sixty-day period, the county governing body of the county shall make a determination and formulation of the financial impact of the abolishment of the district including, but not limited to, a procedure for any refund of taxes that may have been legally levied and collected by the county for the district. The determination and formulation must be published by the governing body in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the special purpose district formerly was located. The county governing body shall take action by ordinance on the determination and formulation within thirty days after it has been published in the newspaper. Any resident of the area formerly comprising the district has standing to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.