S*0523(Rat #0034, Act #0016 of 2011)  General Bill, By Leatherman and McGill
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 11
 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 4 SO AS TO ALLOW JOINT COUNTY FIRE DISTRICTS TO UTILIZE
 THE PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 6 TO ISSUE GENERAL
 OBLIGATION BONDS. - ratified title

   02/09/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   02/09/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)
   03/09/11  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Finance (Senate Journal-page 12)
   03/23/11  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 20)
   03/23/11  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 20)
   03/23/11  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
   03/23/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-34  Nays-4 (Senate Journal-page 20)
   03/24/11  Senate Read third time and sent to House
   03/29/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
   03/29/11  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 20)
   04/27/11  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 21)
   04/28/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 26)
   04/28/11  House  Roll call Yeas-90  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 26)
   04/28/11  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 27)
   04/29/11  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 6)
   05/05/11         Ratified R 34
   05/09/11         Signed By Governor
   05/13/11         Effective date 05/09/11
   05/17/11         Act No. 16

(A16, R34, S523)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 11 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 4 SO AS TO ALLOW JOINT COUNTY FIRE DISTRICTS TO UTILIZE THE PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 6 TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

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

Issuance of bonds

SECTION 1.    Chapter 23, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 11

Section 4-23-1100.    For purposes of this article, 'joint county fire district' means a special purpose district created for the provision of fire protection consisting of areas in more than one county and created by act of the General Assembly before the effective date of this article.

Section 4-23-1105.    A joint county fire district may issue general obligation bonds for any corporate purpose by utilizing the procedures set forth in Sections 6-11-820 through 6-11-1030, the provisions of Section 6-11-810(d) and (e) notwithstanding."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 5th day of May, 2011.

Approved the 9th day of May, 2011.