S*0498(Rat #0014, Act #0197 of 1999)  General Bill, By McGill and Ravenel
 A BILL TO AMEND ACT 515 OF 1996, RELATING TO THE DEVOLUTION OF THE AUTHORITY
 FOR APPOINTMENTS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND
 COMMISSIONS FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN
 COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, SO AS TO RESTORE THE DEVOLVED
 POWERS TO THE DELEGATION FOR ONE ENTITY, THE WACCAMAW REGIONAL PLANNING
 COUNCIL, AND PROVIDE THAT APPOINTMENTS TO THIS COUNCIL BE MADE ON A ROTATING
 BASIS BY RESIDENT DELEGATION MEMBERS WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE
 SENATE.

   02/16/99  Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-6
   02/16/99  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-7
   02/16/99  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-7
   02/17/99  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   02/18/99  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
   02/23/99  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-12
   02/23/99  House  Referred to Georgetown Delegation HJ-12
   02/25/99  House  Delegation report: Favorable Georgetown Delegation HJ-2
   03/02/99  House  Read second time HJ-25
   03/03/99  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-15
   03/17/99         Ratified R 14
   03/24/99         Became law without Governor's signature
   03/24/99         Effective date 03/24/99
   04/16/99         Copies available
   08/16/99         Act No. 197

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 515 OF 1996, RELATING TO THE DEVOLUTION OF THE AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, SO AS TO RESTORE THE DEVOLVED POWERS TO THE DELEGATION FOR ONE ENTITY, THE WACCAMAW REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, AND PROVIDE THAT APPOINTMENTS TO THIS COUNCIL BE MADE ON A ROTATING BASIS BY RESIDENT DELEGATION MEMBERS WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

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

Delete Waccamaw Regional Planning Council from appointments made by Georgetown County Council

SECTION 1. Section (A) of Act 515 of 1996 is amended to read:

"(A)(1) Except for those instances exempted in (B), in all cases where appointments to offices, boards, and commissions are made by or upon the recommendation of the House Delegation, the Senate Delegation, or the Joint Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County, or by any other member or combination of members of the General Assembly by reason of their representing all or a portion of Georgetown County, all said appointments must be made by or upon the recommendation of a majority of the members of the governing body of Georgetown County if, and to the extent that, the governing body of Georgetown County by ordinance or resolution agrees to accept the responsibility and the authority for making those appointments and notifies the Code Commissioner and the Secretary of State of its acceptance. All appointments and recommendations must be made without regard to race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.

(2) The application of subsection (A) includes, but is not limited to:

Name Authority

(1) Forestry Board Section 48-33-50

(2) Veterans Affairs Section 25-11-40

(3) County Department of Social

Services Section 43-3-10

(4) Transportation Committee Section 12-27-400

(5) Department of Disabilities and

Special Needs Section 44-20-375

(6) Foster Care Review Board Section 20-7-2385

(7) Mental Health Center Board Section 44-15-60

(8) Horry-Georgetown Commission

for Technical Education Section 59-53-810

Section 59-53-840

(9) Economic Opportunity Commission Section 4-31-330

(10) Georgetown Pilotage Commission Section 54-15-10

(11) Murrell's Inlet-Garden City Fire

District Act 876 of 1966

(12) Vacant

(13) Board of Elections & Registration Act 591 of 1995"

Restore delegation appointment authority for Waccamaw Regional Planning Council

SECTION 2. The authority to make appointments to the Waccamaw Regional Planning Council which was devolved from the joint legislative delegation of Georgetown County to the governing body of Georgetown County is restored to the delegation on the effective date of this act. The appointments to this council must be made on a rotating basis by resident delegation members with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 17th day of March, 1999.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 3/24/99.