H 4560 General Bill, By Kelley, Keegan and Witherspoon
 A Bill to amend Section 4-20-70, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to abolition or boundary changes of a community recreation special
 tax district, so as to prohibit action by the governing body of a county to
 increase the area of a district except upon a petition so requesting filed
 with the governing body signed by at least fifteen percent of the qualified
 electors residing in the proposed area to be added to the district and to
 require the proposed area to be contiguous to the district.

   02/07/96  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/07/96  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 4-20-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ABOLITION OR BOUNDARY CHANGES OF A COMMUNITY RECREATION SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROHIBIT ACTION BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO INCREASE THE AREA OF A DISTRICT EXCEPT UPON A PETITION SO REQUESTING FILED WITH THE GOVERNING BODY SIGNED BY AT LEAST FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING IN THE PROPOSED AREA TO BE ADDED TO THE DISTRICT AND TO REQUIRE THE PROPOSED AREA TO BE CONTIGUOUS TO THE DISTRICT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 4-20-70 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 425 of 1994, is amended to read:

"Section 4-20-70. A community recreation special tax district may be abolished or its boundaries decreased in the same manner as provided in this chapter for its creation. County council may by ordinance increase the boundaries of a community recreation special tax district upon filing with the county council of a petition so requesting signed by at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors residing in the area proposed to be added to the district. The proposed increased area must be contiguous to the existing boundaries of the current community recreation special tax district. No such increase or decrease of boundaries of a district which after the increase or decrease will include any area within an incorporated municipality shall be effective unless the municipal governing body has by formal action concurred in the increase or decrease and provided written notice of its concurrence to the county council. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if county council determines to provide for a countywide recreation program to be financed by a countywide tax or user service charge, or both, then county council by ordinance and with the consent of the governing body of each municipality in the county may abolish a community recreation special tax district."

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